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Physical Sciences at Mission College

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

Mission College is located in Santa Clara, California and has a total student population of 6,504.

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.

Mission College Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Mission College Physical Sciences Rankings

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Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Mission College

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

Mission College Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

43% Women
86% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of physical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

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Mission College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical sciences graduates 54% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

Physical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mission College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Physics 7

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 Mission 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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