Physical Sciences at College of San Mateo

If you plan to study physical sciences, take a look at what College of San Mateo has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CSM is located in San Mateo, California and approximately 7,494 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.

CSM Physical Sciences Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at CSM

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, CSM does offer online courses in physical sciences for the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree

CSM Physical Sciences Rankings

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at CSM

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

CSM Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

30% Women

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of physical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

CSM does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical sciences graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	8
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

If you plan to be a physical sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at College of San Mateo. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physics	27
Chemistry	6
General Physical Sciences	1
Geological & Earth 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 College of San Mateo.

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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