Physics at Union College New York

What traits are you looking for in a physics school? To help you decide if Union College New York is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physics program.

Union College is located in Schenectady, New York and approximately 2,047 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 11 physics majors received their bachelor's degree from Union College.

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

Union College Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Union College Physics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physics progam at Union College 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 Union College 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 Physics Schools	23
	45
	46
Best Value Physics Schools	206
Most Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	212

Physics Student Demographics at Union College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics majors at Union College New York.

Union College Physics Bachelor’s Program

The physics program at Union College awarded 11 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 64% of these degrees went to men with the other 36% going to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at Union College since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Union College 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 Union College New York with a bachelor's in physics.

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

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

Related Majors

• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• 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 Union College New York.

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 Daniel Case under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.