Physical Sciences at Glendale Community College

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

Glendale Community College is located in Glendale, Arizona and has a total student population of 14,374.

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.

Glendale Community College Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Glendale Community College Physical Sciences Rankings

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Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Glendale Community College

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

Glendale Community College Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of physical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in physical sciences only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at Glendale Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

Glendale Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical sciences graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	62
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

If you plan to be a physical sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Glendale Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physical Sciences	142
Chemistry	2
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	1
Geological & Earth Sciences	1

Related Majors

• Engineering
• Science Technologies / Technicians
• Communications Technologies & Support
• 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 Glendale 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.