Physics at SUNY Oneonta

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

SUNY Oneonta is located in Oneonta, New York and has a total student population of 6,718. Of the 1,507 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Oneonta in 2021, 9 of them were physics majors.

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

SUNY Oneonta Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

SUNY Oneonta Physics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physics progam at SUNY Oneonta compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 physics major at SUNY Oneonta 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
Best Value Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	56
	137
	139
Most Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	263
Most Popular Physics Schools	361

Physics Student Demographics at SUNY Oneonta

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

SUNY Oneonta Physics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in physics from SUNY Oneonta in 2021, 89% were men and 11% were women.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at SUNY Oneonta 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 Oneonta with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SUNY Oneonta also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• Chemistry
• Geological & Earth Sciences

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 NY, the home state for SUNY Oneonta.

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
• Image Credit: By Roy Saplin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.