Physics at Southwestern College

Every physics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physics program at Southwestern College stacks up to those at other schools.

SWC Chula Vista is located in Chula Vista, California and has a total student population of 17,621.

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

SWC Chula Vista Physics Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Physics

SWC Chula Vista Physics Rankings

Physics Student Demographics at SWC Chula Vista

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

SWC Chula Vista Physics Associate’s Program

100% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of physics associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in physics only graduates about 25% women each year. The program at SWC Chula Vista may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 75% more women than average.

SWC Chula Vista does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physics graduates 71% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Physics

The following physics concentations are available at Southwestern College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southwestern College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	2

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 Southwestern 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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