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Physical Sciences at SUNY New Paltz

Physical Sciences at SUNY New Paltz

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

SUNY New Paltz is located in New Paltz, New York and approximately 7,489 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.

SUNY New Paltz Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

SUNY New Paltz Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at SUNY New Paltz is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physical Sciences. 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.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at SUNY New Paltz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical sciences majors at SUNY New Paltz.

SUNY New Paltz Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at SUNY New Paltz since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at SUNY New Paltz are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY New Paltz with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 16
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

The following physical sciences concentations are available at SUNY New Paltz. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at SUNY New Paltz. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Geological & Earth Sciences 24
Astronomy & Astrophysics 9
Chemistry 9
Physics 8

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 NY, the home state for SUNY New Paltz.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers 74,830 $85,300
Architectural and Engineering Managers 7,330 $161,670
Professors 6,440 $112,000
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 4,400 $79,340
Chemists 3,360 $85,590

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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