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Physics at Queens College

Physics at Queens 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 Queens College stacks up to those at other schools.

QC is located in Queens, New York and approximately 19,700 students attend the school each year.

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

QC Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics
  • Master’s Degree in Physics

QC Physics Rankings

The physics major at QC 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.

Physics Student Demographics at QC

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

QC Physics Bachelor’s Program

43% Women
71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at QC since its program graduates 18% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% 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 Queens College with a bachelor's in physics.

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

QC Physics Master’s Program

14% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 86% of physics master's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Physics

If you plan to be a physics 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 Queens College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics 17
Optics/Optical Sciences 1

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 Queens 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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