Physical Sciences at Odessa College

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

Odessa College is located in Odessa, Texas and has a total student population of 7,019.

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.

Odessa College Physical Sciences Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at Odessa College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Odessa College offers distance education options for physical sciences at the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree

Odessa College Physical Sciences Rankings

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Odessa College

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

Odessa College Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

67% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of physical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in physical sciences only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at Odessa College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 24% more women than average.

Odessa College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical sciences graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	3
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 Odessa College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	2
Geological & Earth Sciences	2

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 TX, the home state for Odessa College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Architectural and Engineering Managers	12,920	$167,280
Geoscientists	7,810	$150,140
Chemists	5,160	$87,490
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,170	$80,880

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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