Physical Sciences at College of Western Idaho

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

CWI is located in Nampa, Idaho and has a total student population of 10,200.

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.

CWI Physical Sciences Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Physical Sciences

CWI Physical Sciences Rankings

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at CWI

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

CWI Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

100% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of physical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in physical sciences only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at CWI may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 57% more women than average.

CWI does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical sciences graduates 18% 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 Western Idaho with a associate's in physical sciences.

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

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

The following physical sciences concentations are available at College of Western Idaho. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from College of Western Idaho. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geological & Earth Sciences	2
Chemistry	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 ID, the home state for College of Western Idaho.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
High School Teachers	5,210	$51,170
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,380	$117,930
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	520	$60,470
Natural Sciences Managers	360	$93,940
Physical Scientists	290	$64,900

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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