Physics at New York University

What traits are you looking for in a physics school? To help you decide if New York University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physics program.

NYU is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 52,775.

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

NYU Physics Degrees Available

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

NYU Physics Rankings

The physics major at NYU 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.

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at NYU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics majors at New York University.

NYU Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at NYU since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 New York University with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	22
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

NYU Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of physics master's degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	25
International Students	48
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Physics

The following physics concentations are available at New York University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from New York University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Acoustics	70
General Physics	60

Related Majors

• 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 New York University.

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 Cincin12 under License

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