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General Physics at American River College

General Physics at American River College

What traits are you looking for in a general physics school? To help you decide if American River College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general physics 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 General Physics section at the bottom of this page.

American River General Physics Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in General Physics

American River General Physics Rankings

General Physics Student Demographics at American River

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

American River General Physics Associate’s Program

17% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 83% of general physics associate's degrees went to men and 17% 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 general physics graduates 21% 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 general physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That General Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general physics 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
Physicists 3,200 $115,970
Physics Postsecondary Professors 1,190 $138,250

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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