2021 Best Physical Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New York
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2,311Bachelor's Degrees
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Finding the Best Physical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
With 2,311 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, physical sciences is the #18 most popular major in New York. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 7.7% of all the physical sciences bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best Physical Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New York ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer a bachelor's in physical sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent physical sciences programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the physical sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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University at Buffalo tops the 2021 list of our schools in New York that are best for non-traditional physical sciences students. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo. University at Buffalo also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in New York rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 16,575 students at University at Buffalo that take at least one class online. 5,053 of University at Buffalo students are attending part time.
Stony Brook University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best physical sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a fairly large student population. SUNY Stony Brook did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in New York list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 14,521 students take at least one class online at SUNY Stony Brook. About 4,151 of the students at SUNY Stony Brook are attending part time.
Cornell University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. Cornell also made our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in New York list, coming in at #3.
About 0.4% of Cornell students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,837 students take at least one class online at Cornell. There are roughly 574 part time students in attendance at Cornell.
New York University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. NYU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in New York list.
The student loan default rate at NYU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,614 students take at least one class online at NYU. 8,829 of NYU students are attending part time.
St. John Fisher College comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Fisher is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Fisher has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in New York ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. Approximately 1,041 students take at least one class online at Fisher. 514 of Fisher students are attending part time.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Hunter College. Located in the large city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a fairly large student population. Hunter also made our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in New York list, coming in at #7.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 14,334 students take at least one class online at Hunter. 8,678 of Hunter students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize SUNY New Paltz as the #7 school in this year's rankings. SUNY New Paltz is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Paltz. SUNY New Paltz also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in New York rankings.
About 1.1% of SUNY New Paltz students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,808 students take at least one class online at SUNY New Paltz. 1,022 of SUNY New Paltz students are attending part time.
Brooklyn College comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Brooklyn College is a large public school located in the large city of Brooklyn. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brooklyn College, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in New York ranking.
The student loan default rate at Brooklyn College is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 9,254 students at Brooklyn College that take at least one class online. 5,426 students are part time.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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With 2,311 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, physical sciences is the #18 most popular major in New York. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 7.7% of all the physical sciences bachelor's degrees in the country.
