General Physics at SUNY New Paltz

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every general physics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general physics program at SUNY New Paltz stacks up to those at other schools.

SUNY New Paltz is located in New Paltz, New York and has a total student population of 7,489.

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

SUNY New Paltz General Physics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in General Physics

SUNY New Paltz General Physics Rankings

The general physics major at SUNY New Paltz is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

General Physics Student Demographics at SUNY New Paltz

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

SUNY New Paltz General Physics Bachelor’s Program

67% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of general physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical general physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at SUNY New Paltz since its program graduates 42% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general physics bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

Careers That General Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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 SUNY New Paltz.

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
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