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Physics at The City College of New York

Physics at The City College of New York

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

CCNY is located in New York, New York and approximately 15,227 students attend the school each year.

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

CCNY Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics
  • Master’s Degree in Physics

CCNY Physics Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #180 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at CCNY

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

CCNY Physics Master’s Program

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of physics master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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In the physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 31% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The City College of New York with a master's in physics.

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

Concentrations Within Physics

Physics 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 City College of New York. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics 5

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 The City College of 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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