Physical Sciences at Mt. San Jacinto College

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

MSJC is located in San Jacinto, California and has a total student population of 13,988.

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.

MSJC Physical Sciences Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Physical Sciences

MSJC Physical Sciences Rankings

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at MSJC

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

MSJC Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

60% Women

91% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of physical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in physical sciences only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at MSJC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 17% more women than average.

MSJC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical sciences graduates 60% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Mt. San Jacinto College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	13
Physics	3

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 Mt. San Jacinto 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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