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Physical Sciences at SUNY Cortland

Physical Sciences at SUNY Cortland

If you plan to study physical sciences, take a look at what SUNY Cortland has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SUNY Cortland is located in Cortland, New York and has a total student population of 6,832.

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 Cortland Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

SUNY Cortland Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at SUNY Cortland 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 Cortland

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

SUNY Cortland Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

20% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 80% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at SUNY Cortland 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 Cortland with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

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

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

If you plan to be a physical sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at SUNY Cortland. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Physics 11
Chemistry 6
Geological & Earth Sciences 5
Other Physical Science 1

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 Cortland.

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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