General Physical Sciences at Yakima Valley College

If you plan to study general physical sciences, take a look at what Yakima Valley College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

YVC is located in Yakima, Washington and has a total student population of 3,954.

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.

YVC General Physical Sciences Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Physical Science

YVC General Physical Sciences Rankings

Physical Science Student Demographics at YVC

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

YVC General Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

13% Women

75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 88% of physical science associate's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

YVC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical science graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Physical Sciences

If you plan to be a physical science 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 Yakima Valley College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Science	8

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 WA, the home state for Yakima Valley College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Natural Sciences Managers	1,810	$153,600

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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