Physical Sciences at Brooklyn College
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
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.
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
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.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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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 |
Related Majors
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Gabriel Liendo under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.