Physical Sciences at Hartnell College

If you are interested in studying physical sciences, you may want to check out the program at Hartnell College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Hartnell College is located in Salinas, California and approximately 8,673 students attend the school each year.

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.

Hartnell College Physical Sciences Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Hartnell College Physical Sciences Rankings

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Hartnell College

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

Hartnell College Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

56% Women

78% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of physical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in physical sciences only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at Hartnell College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 13% more women than average.

Hartnell College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical sciences graduates 46% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physics	23
Chemistry	14

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 Hartnell 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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