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General Physical Sciences at Western Nevada College

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General Physical Sciences at Western Nevada College

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

WNC is located in Carson City, Nevada and approximately 3,495 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.

WNC General Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Physical Science

WNC General Physical Sciences Rankings

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Physical Science Student Demographics at WNC

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

WNC General Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

49% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 51% of physical science associate's degrees went to men and 49% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in physical science at WNC are white. Around 65% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 29
White 69
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

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 NV, the home state for Western Nevada College.

Occupation Jobs in NV Average Salary in NV
High School Teachers 5,930 $57,910
Natural Sciences Managers 220 $115,150

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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