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Physics at Cuesta College

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

Cuesta College is located in San Luis Obispo, California and has a total student population of 10,093.

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

Cuesta College Physics Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Physics

Cuesta College Physics Rankings

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Physics Student Demographics at Cuesta College

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

Cuesta College Physics Associate’s Program

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

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in physics at Cuesta College are white. Around 83% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Cuesta 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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