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Physical Sciences at The Graduate Center, CUNY

What traits are you looking for in a physical sciences school? To help you decide if The Graduate Center, CUNY is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physical sciences program.

The Graduate Center is located in New York, New York and approximately 9,300 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 64 students received their master's degree in physical sciences.

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.

The Graduate Center Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Physical Sciences
  • Doctorate Degree in Physical Sciences

The Graduate Center Physical Sciences Rankings

There were 42 students who received their doctoral degrees in physical sciences, making the school the #44 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at The Graduate Center

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical sciences majors at The Graduate Center, CUNY.

The Graduate Center Physical Sciences Master’s Program

44% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 56% of physical sciences master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

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In the physical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The Graduate Center, CUNY with a master's in physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 28
International Students 20
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

If you plan to be a physical sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The Graduate Center, CUNY. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Geological & Earth Sciences 43
Chemistry 32
Physics 31

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 NY, the home state for The Graduate Center, CUNY.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers 74,830 $85,300
Architectural and Engineering Managers 7,330 $161,670
Professors 6,440 $112,000
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 4,400 $79,340
Chemists 3,360 $85,590

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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