Physical Sciences at Middlesex County College

If you are interested in studying physical sciences, you may want to check out the program at Middlesex County College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Middlesex County College is located in Edison, New Jersey and approximately 10,084 students attend the school each year.

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.

Middlesex County College Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Middlesex County College Physical Sciences Rankings

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.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Middlesex County College

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

Middlesex County College Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of physical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in physical sciences only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at Middlesex County College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

Middlesex County College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical sciences graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	83
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	49
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

The following physical sciences concentations are available at Middlesex County College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Middlesex County College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physical Sciences	202
Geological & Earth Sciences	5

Related Majors

• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Engineering Technologies
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Engineering
• Communications Technologies & Support

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 Middlesex 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.