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Physics at San Diego Mesa College

Physics at San Diego Mesa College

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

San Diego Mesa College is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 20,693.

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

San Diego Mesa College Physics Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Physics (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Physics

San Diego Mesa College Physics Rankings

Physics Student Demographics at San Diego Mesa College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics majors at San Diego Mesa College.

San Diego Mesa College Physics Associate’s Program

25% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 75% of physics associate's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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San Diego Mesa College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physics graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Diego Mesa College with a associate's in physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Physics

If you plan to be a physics 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 San Diego Mesa College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics 13

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 San Diego Mesa 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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