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2023 Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in New York for a Bachelor’s

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Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in New York for a Bachelor's

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In 2020-2021, 3,823 people earned their degree in physical science, making the major the 179th most popular in the United States.

Across New York, there were 984 physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 78 physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,555 and $23,635 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in New York for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in physical science. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in physical science.

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Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in New York for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in New York for a Bachelor’s”.

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The Graduate Center, CUNY
New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in New York for a Bachelor’s list. The Graduate Center, CUNY is a medium-sized school located in New York, New York that handed out 63 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Physical Science at The Graduate Center

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rochester Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in New York for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Physical Science at Rochester Institute of Technology

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in New York for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, St John’s University - New York landed the #3 spot on the list. STJ is a private not-for-profit institution located in Queens, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full STJ Physical Science Report

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Colgate University
Hamilton, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colgate University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in New York for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Hamilton, New York, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Physical Science at Colgate

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Yeshiva University
New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Yeshiva University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in New York for a Bachelor’s. Yeshiva University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Physical Science at Yeshiva University

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