Physics at Bunker Hill Community College

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

BHCC is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 9,924 students attend the school each year.

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

BHCC Physics Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Physics

BHCC Physics Rankings

Physics Student Demographics at BHCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics majors at Bunker Hill Community College.

BHCC Physics Associate’s Program

40% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of physics associate's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in physics only graduates about 25% women each year. The program at BHCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Bunker Hill Community College with a associate's in physics.

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

Concentrations Within Physics

The following physics concentations are available at Bunker Hill Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Bunker Hill Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	2

Chemistry

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Bunker Hill Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Physics Postsecondary Professors	550	$116,470
Physicists	360	$150,170

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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