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About Physics, General

A general program that focuses on the scientific study of matter and energy, and the formulation and testing of the laws governing the behavior of the matter-energy continuum. Includes instruction in classical and modern physics, electricity and magnetism, thermodynamics, mechanics, wave properties, nuclear processes, relativity and quantum theory, quantitative methods, and laboratory methods.

California awards the most Associates degrees in Physics, General of all US states with 1,282 degrees being granted last year. Students wanting to major in Physics, General can expect about 27% percent of their classmates to be women and 73% percent of their classmates to be male. Most students graduating in this field earn a Masters degree. The average annual income for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Physics, General is $55,100.

Popularity of Physics, General Degrees in the U.S.
This heat map represents the states that have the highest percent of Physics, General degrees compared to all other degrees awarded in that state.
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Student Demographics

Total Students
1,395
Female Students
378 (27%)
Male Students
1,017 (72%)
Hispanic or Latino (519, 37%)
White (399, 29%)
Asian (291, 21%)
Two or more races (77, 6%)
U.S. Nonresident (45, 3%)
Race/ethnicity unknown (37, 3%)
Black or African American (22, 2%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (4, <1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native (1, <1%)

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