Physical Sciences, General programs in California
33 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in California
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in California earn a median of $101,370 a year across 99,230 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in California |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Sciences Managers | $210,230 | 14,950 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American River College Sacramento | Associate's degree | — | not published | 109 |
| Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Butte College Oroville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Citrus College Glendora | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Clovis Community College Fresno | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| College of Marin Kentfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| College of San Mateo San Mateo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| College of the Sequoias Visalia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| College of the Siskiyous Weed | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Columbia College Sonora | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Compton College Compton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| El Camino Community College District Torrance | Associate's degree | — | not published | 47 |
| Feather River Community College District Quincy | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Fresno City College Fresno | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Gavilan College Gilroy | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Glendale Community College Glendale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Imperial Valley College Imperial | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Irvine Valley College Irvine | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Long Beach City College Long Beach | Associate's degree | — | not published | 35 |
| Los Angeles Mission College Sylmar | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Madera Community College Madera | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Mendocino College Ukiah | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Merced College Merced | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| MiraCosta College Oceanside | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Mission College Santa Clara | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Modesto Junior College Modesto | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Reedley College Reedley | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Saddleback College Mission Viejo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| San Diego Mesa College San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| San Diego Mesa College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Taft College Taft | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Physical Sciences, General — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.