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Physics at Mount Wachusett Community College

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

MWCC is located in Gardner, Massachusetts and approximately 3,187 students attend the school each year.

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

MWCC Physics Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Physics

MWCC Physics Rankings

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Physics Student Demographics at MWCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics majors at Mount Wachusett Community College.

MWCC Physics Associate’s Program

10% Women
5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 90% of physics associate's degrees went to men and 10% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in physics at MWCC are white. Around 90% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 18
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 MA, the home state for Mount Wachusett Community College.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers 26,420 $80,020
Natural Sciences Managers 4,040 $183,490
Physics Postsecondary Professors 550 $116,470
Physicists 360 $150,170

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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