Physical Sciences at Lehman 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 Lehman College stacks up to those at other schools.

Lehman is located in Bronx, New York and has a total student population of 15,091. Of the 2,958 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lehman College in 2021, 51 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.

Lehman Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Lehman Physical Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physical sciences major at Lehman 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 Schools	100
	132
	152
Best Physical Sciences Schools	220
Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	240
Most Focused Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	410
Most Focused Physical Sciences Schools	587

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Lehman

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

Lehman Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 51 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Physical Sciences from Lehman in 2020-2021, 39% were men and 61% were women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Lehman since its program graduates 18% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 54% 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 Lehman College with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	3
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Lehman 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

Physical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Lehman College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	39
Geological & Earth Sciences	7
Physics	5

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• 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 Lehman 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 Jim.henderson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.