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Physical Science at American River College

Physical Science at American River College

What traits are you looking for in a physical sciences school? To help you decide if American River College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physical sciences program.

American River is located in Sacramento, California and has a total student population of 25,422.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Physical Science section at the bottom of this page.

American River Physical Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Physical Sciences

American River Physical Science Rankings

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at American River

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical sciences majors at American River College.

American River Physical Science Associate’s Program

45% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of physical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

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American River does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical sciences graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American River College with a associate's in physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 17
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 30
White 43
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 21

Careers That Physical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for American River College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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