Physical Sciences at Sacramento City College

If you are interested in studying physical sciences, you may want to check out the program at Sacramento City College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Sacramento City is located in Sacramento, California and has a total student population of 20,027.

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.

Sacramento City Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Sacramento City Physical Sciences Rankings

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Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Sacramento City

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

Sacramento City Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of physical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in physical sciences only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at Sacramento City may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

Sacramento City does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical sciences graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Sacramento City College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	21

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Science Technologies / Technicians
• Engineering
• Engineering Technologies
• Communications Technologies & Support

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 Sacramento City 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.