Physical Sciences at SUNY Old Westbury

If you are interested in studying physical sciences, you may want to check out the program at SUNY Old Westbury. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SUNY Old Westbury is located in Old Westbury, New York and approximately 5,007 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in physical sciences from SUNY Old Westbury.

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 Old Westbury Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

SUNY Old Westbury Physical Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physical sciences programs across the country. The following shows how SUNY Old Westbury performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physical sciences major at SUNY Old Westbury 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	719
Most Focused Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	814

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at SUNY Old Westbury

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

SUNY Old Westbury Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 physical sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SUNY Old Westbury, about 57% were men and 43% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physical sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SUNY Old Westbury also has a doctoral program available in physical sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

Physical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from SUNY Old Westbury. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	7

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

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 Old Westbury.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By crz4mets2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.