Physical Sciences at The City College of New York

If you plan to study physical sciences, take a look at what The City College of New York has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CCNY is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 15,227. Of the 2,660 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The City College of New York in 2021, 38 of them were physical sciences majors.

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.

CCNY Physical Sciences Degrees Available

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

CCNY Physical Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physical sciences progam at CCNY compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physical sciences major at CCNY 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	136
Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	150
	202
Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools	244
Most Focused Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	523

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in physical sciences from CCNY. This makes it the #124 most popular school for physical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in physical sciences, making the school the #228 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at CCNY

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical sciences majors at The City College of New York.

CCNY Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 38 physical sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from CCNY, about 55% were men and 45% were women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at CCNY since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% 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 The City College of New York with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	6
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

CCNY Physical Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students graduated with a master's degree in physical sciences from CCNY. About 59% were men and 41% were women.

In the physical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

CCNY also has a doctoral program available in physical sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The City College of New York. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	26
Physics	19
Geological & Earth Sciences	10

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Architecture & Related Services
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical 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 The City College of New York.

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 Elsie140 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.