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Physical Sciences at Barnard College

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

Barnard is located in New York, New York and approximately 2,744 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in physical sciences from Barnard.

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

Barnard Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Barnard Physical Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physical sciences progam at Barnard compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physical sciences major at Barnard is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physical Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 213
Most Focused Physical Sciences Schools 319

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Barnard

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical sciences majors at Barnard College.

Barnard Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students earned a bachelor's degree in physical sciences from Barnard. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Barnard since its program graduates 57% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physical sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Barnard College with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 6
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Barnard also has a doctoral program available in physical sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

If you plan to be a physical sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Barnard College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry 11
Astronomy & Astrophysics 2
Physics 2

Careers That Physical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Barnard College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers 74,830 $85,300
Architectural and Engineering Managers 7,330 $161,670
Professors 6,440 $112,000
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 4,400 $79,340
Chemists 3,360 $85,590

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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