Physical Sciences at Essex County 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 Essex County College stacks up to those at other schools.

Essex is located in Newark, New Jersey and has a total student population of 6,360.

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.

Essex Physical Sciences Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Essex Physical Sciences Rankings

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Essex

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

Essex Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

100% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of physical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in physical sciences only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at Essex may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 57% more women than average.

Essex does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical sciences graduates 68% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Essex County College with a associate's in physical sciences.

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

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

Physical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Essex County College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	2

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 NJ, the home state for Essex County College.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
Chemists	7,460	$96,100
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,020	$163,440
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,670	$80,350
Professors	2,670	$73,660

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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