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Physics at Pasadena City College

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Physics at Pasadena City College

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

Pasadena City College is located in Pasadena, California and has a total student population of 25,034.

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

Pasadena City College Physics Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Physics

Pasadena City College Physics Rankings

Physics Student Demographics at Pasadena City College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics majors at Pasadena City College.

Pasadena City College Physics Associate’s Program

27% Women
83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 73% of physics associate's degrees went to men and 27% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in physics only graduates about 24% women each year. The program at Pasadena City College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

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Pasadena City College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physics 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 Pasadena City College with a associate's in physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 48
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 30
White 13
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 CA, the home state for Pasadena City College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Physicists 3,200 $115,970
Physics Postsecondary Professors 1,190 $138,250

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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