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Physical Sciences at The College of New Jersey

Physical Sciences at The College of New Jersey

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

TCNJ is located in Ewing, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,783.

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.

TCNJ Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

TCNJ Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at TCNJ 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 TCNJ

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical sciences majors at The College of New Jersey.

TCNJ Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

38% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 62% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at TCNJ 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 The College of New Jersey with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 40
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 The College of New Jersey. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry 26
Physics 21

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 NJ, the home state for The College of New Jersey.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers 29,140 $76,390
Chemists 7,460 $96,100
Architectural and Engineering Managers 4,020 $163,440
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 2,670 $80,350
Professors 2,670 $73,660

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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