Physics at Des Moines Area Community College

If you plan to study physics, take a look at what Des Moines Area Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

DMACC is located in Ankeny, Iowa and approximately 23,051 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.

DMACC Physics Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Physics

DMACC Physics Rankings

Physics Student Demographics at DMACC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics majors at Des Moines Area Community College.

DMACC Physics Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of physics associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Physics

If you plan to be a physics 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 Des Moines Area Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	1

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 IA, the home state for Des Moines Area Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Natural Sciences Managers	380	$127,440
Physics Postsecondary Professors	160	$111,510
Physicists	30	$123,140

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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