Physics at East Los Angeles College

Every physics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physics program at East Los Angeles College stacks up to those at other schools.

East Los Angeles College is located in Monterey Park, California and approximately 33,397 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.

East Los Angeles College Physics Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Physics

East Los Angeles College Physics Rankings

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Physics Student Demographics at East Los Angeles College

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

East Los Angeles College Physics Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of physics associate's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in physics only graduates about 24% women each year. The program at East Los Angeles College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

East Los Angeles College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physics graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	0
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

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 East Los Angeles 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.