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Physics at West Valley College

Physics at West Valley 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 West Valley College stacks up to those at other schools.

West Valley College is located in Saratoga, California and approximately 7,513 students attend the school each year.

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

West Valley College Physics Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Physics

West Valley College Physics Rankings

Physics Student Demographics at West Valley College

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

West Valley College Physics Associate’s Program

23% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 77% of physics associate's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Physics

Physics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at West Valley 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 West Valley 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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