Physical Sciences at Estrella Mountain Community College

Every physical sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physical sciences program at Estrella Mountain Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Estrella Mountain Community College is located in Avondale, Arizona and has a total student population of 8,768.

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.

Estrella Mountain Community College Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Estrella Mountain Community College Physical Sciences Rankings

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Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Estrella Mountain Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical sciences majors at Estrella Mountain Community College.

Estrella Mountain Community College Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of physical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in physical sciences only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at Estrella Mountain Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

Estrella Mountain Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical sciences graduates 39% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Estrella Mountain Community College with a associate's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	49
White	23
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physical Sciences	100
Physics	1

Related Majors

• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Engineering
• Engineering Technologies
• Computer & Information Sciences

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 AZ, the home state for Estrella Mountain Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
High School Teachers	17,200	$48,610
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,490	$133,860
Professors	1,820	$68,880
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,420	$72,150
Natural Sciences Managers	1,060	$101,790

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.