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Physics at SUNY Potsdam

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Physics at SUNY Potsdam

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

SUNY Potsdam is located in Potsdam, New York and approximately 3,084 students attend the school each year. Of the 693 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Potsdam in 2021, 5 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 Potsdam Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

SUNY Potsdam Physics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physics programs across the country. The following shows how SUNY Potsdam performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at SUNY Potsdam 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
237
Most Focused Physics Schools 301
Most Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 403

Physics Student Demographics at SUNY Potsdam

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

SUNY Potsdam Physics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Physics from SUNY Potsdam in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

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About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at SUNY Potsdam 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 Potsdam with a bachelor's in physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 Potsdam.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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