Physical Sciences at Antelope Valley College

Every physical sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physical sciences program at Antelope Valley College stacks up to those at other schools.

Antelope Valley College is located in Lancaster, California and approximately 12,057 students attend the school each year.

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

Antelope Valley College Physical Sciences Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Antelope Valley College Physical Sciences Rankings

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Antelope Valley College

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

Antelope Valley College Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

49% Women

70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of physical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in physical sciences only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at Antelope Valley College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

Antelope Valley College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical sciences graduates 38% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

Physical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Antelope Valley College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physics	27
Chemistry	22
General Physical Sciences	1

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 Antelope Valley College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890
Chemists	10,430	$88,570
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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