Physical Science at Highline College
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 Science section at the bottom of this page.
Highline Physical Science Degrees Available
- Associate’s Degree in Physical Sciences
Highline Physical Science 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 Science Associate’s Program
Highline does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical sciences graduates 10% 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 |
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 |
Natural Sciences Managers | 1,810 | $153,600 |
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.