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Physics at Irvine Valley College

What traits are you looking for in a physics school? To help you decide if Irvine Valley College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physics program.

Irvine Valley College is located in Irvine, California and has a total student population of 12,199.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Physics section at the bottom of this page.

Irvine Valley College Physics Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Physics

Irvine Valley College Physics Rankings

Physics Student Demographics at Irvine Valley College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics majors at Irvine Valley College.

Irvine Valley College Physics Associate’s Program

28% Women
65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 72% of physics associate's degrees went to men and 28% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in physics only graduates about 24% women each year. The program at Irvine Valley College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

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Irvine Valley College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physics graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 36
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 27
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics 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 Irvine Valley College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Physicists 3,200 $115,970
Physics Postsecondary Professors 1,190 $138,250

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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