Physical Sciences at Fresno City 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 Fresno City College stacks up to those at other schools.

Fresno City College is located in Fresno, California and has a total student population of 22,278.

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.

Fresno City College Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Fresno City College Physical Sciences Rankings

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Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Fresno City College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical sciences majors at Fresno City College.

Fresno City College Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of physical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in physical sciences only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at Fresno City College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

Fresno City College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical sciences graduates 52% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physics	11
Geological & Earth Sciences	1

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Communications Technologies & Support
• 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 CA, the home state for Fresno City College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890
Chemists	10,430	$88,570
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790

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.