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Physical Sciences at Brooklyn College

Physical Sciences at Brooklyn College

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

Brooklyn College is located in Brooklyn, New York and approximately 17,735 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.

Brooklyn College Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences
  • Master’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Brooklyn College Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at Brooklyn College 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.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Brooklyn College

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

Brooklyn College Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

52% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 48% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Brooklyn College since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 Brooklyn College with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 17
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Brooklyn College Physical Sciences Master’s Program

53% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 47% of physical sciences master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

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Of the students who received a physical sciences master's degree from Brooklyn College, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the physical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry 47
Geological & Earth Sciences 18
Physics 5

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 Brooklyn 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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