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Physics at College of the Canyons

If you are interested in studying physics, you may want to check out the program at College of the Canyons. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

College of the Canyons is located in Santa Clarita, California and approximately 20,573 students attend the school each year.

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

College of the Canyons Physics Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Physics

College of the Canyons Physics Rankings

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Physics Student Demographics at College of the Canyons

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

College of the Canyons Physics Associate’s Program

34% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 66% of physics associate's degrees went to men and 34% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in physics only graduates about 24% women each year. The program at College of the Canyons may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 10% more women than average.

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College of the Canyons does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physics graduates 33% 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 the Canyons with a associate's in physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 College of the Canyons.

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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