Physics at Southern Connecticut State University

If you plan to study physics, take a look at what Southern Connecticut State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SCSU is located in New Haven, Connecticut and has a total student population of 9,331. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in physics from SCSU.

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

SCSU Physics Degrees Available

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

SCSU Physics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physics progam at SCSU 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 SCSU 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
Most Popular Physics Master’s Degree Schools	203
Most Popular Physics Schools	310

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in physics from SCSU. This is the #204 most popular school for physics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Physics Student Demographics at SCSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics majors at Southern Connecticut State University.

SCSU Physics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Physics from SCSU in 2020-2021, 90% were men and 10% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Southern Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SCSU Physics Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a master's degree in physics from SCSU.

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

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

SCSU 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 CT, the home state for Southern Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
High School Teachers	15,410	$76,980
Natural Sciences Managers	650	$179,200
Physics Postsecondary Professors	210	$85,550

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 Southern Connecticut State University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.