Physical Sciences at Highline College

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

Highline is located in Des Moines, Washington and approximately 5,829 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.

Highline Physical Sciences Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Highline Physical Sciences Rankings

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Highline

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

Highline Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

18% Women

61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of physical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

Highline does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical sciences graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	7
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

Physical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Highline College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physical Sciences	35

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 WA, the home state for Highline College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,290	$154,620
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,880	$85,090
Natural Sciences Managers	1,810	$153,600
Chemists	1,720	$84,440

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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