Physical Sciences at Laney College

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

Laney College is located in Oakland, California and approximately 9,225 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.

Laney College Physical Sciences Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Laney College Physical Sciences Rankings

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Laney College

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

Laney College Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

50% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of physical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Laney College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical sciences graduates 68% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Laney College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physics	12

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 Laney 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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