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Physical Sciences at Bronx Community College

If you are interested in studying physical sciences, you may want to check out the program at Bronx Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

BCC is located in Bronx, New York and approximately 8,370 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.

BCC Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Physical Sciences

BCC Physical Sciences Rankings

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Physical Sciences Student Demographics at BCC

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

BCC Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

68% Women
95% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of physical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in physical sciences only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at BCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 25% more women than average.

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BCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical sciences graduates 63% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 19
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Bronx Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physical Sciences 38

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 Bronx 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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