Physical Sciences at Borough of Manhattan Community College

Every physical sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physical sciences program at Borough of Manhattan Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

BMCC is located in New York, New York and approximately 22,496 students attend the school each year.

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.

BMCC Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Physical Sciences

BMCC Physical Sciences Rankings

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Physical Sciences Student Demographics at BMCC

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

BMCC Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of physical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in physical sciences only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at BMCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 18% more women than average.

BMCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical sciences graduates 47% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Borough of Manhattan Community College with a associate's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	15
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

The following physical sciences concentations are available at Borough of Manhattan Community College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Borough of Manhattan Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physical Sciences	131

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Engineering
• Communications Technologies & Support
• Computer & Information Sciences

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 Borough of Manhattan Community 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.