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Physics at Diablo Valley College

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

Diablo Valley is located in Pleasant Hill, California and approximately 18,693 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.

Diablo Valley Physics Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Physics

Diablo Valley Physics Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Physics Student Demographics at Diablo Valley

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

Diablo Valley Physics Associate’s Program

36% Women
77% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 64% of physics associate's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in physics only graduates about 24% women each year. The program at Diablo Valley may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 12% more women than average.

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Diablo Valley does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physics graduates 49% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 4
International Students 1
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 Diablo Valley 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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