Physics at Lehman College

Every physics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physics 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in physics from Lehman.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Physics section at the bottom of this page.

Lehman Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Lehman Physics Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at Lehman is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physics. 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 Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	111
Most Focused Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	578

Physics Student Demographics at Lehman

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

Lehman Physics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in physics from Lehman in 2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 51% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physics 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 physics.

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

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

Related Majors

• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Chemistry

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics 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
Physics Postsecondary Professors	1,430	$117,370
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460
Physicists	950	$138,920

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.