General Physical Sciences at Rio Salado College

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

Rio Salado College is located in Tempe, Arizona and approximately 17,362 students attend the school each year.

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

Rio Salado College General Physical Sciences Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Physical Science

Rio Salado College General Physical Sciences Rankings

Physical Science Student Demographics at Rio Salado College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical science majors at Rio Salado College.

Rio Salado College General Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

59% Women

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of physical science associate's degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

Rio Salado College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical science graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within General Physical Sciences

General 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 Rio Salado College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Science	19

Physics

Careers That Physical Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AZ, the home state for Rio Salado College.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
High School Teachers	17,200	$48,610
Natural Sciences Managers	1,060	$101,790

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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