The main focus area for this major is General Physics. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Physics is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at SUNY Geneseo. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in physics, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at SUNY Geneseo was ranked #66 on College Factual's Best Schools for physics list. It is also ranked #8 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for SUNY Geneseo.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at SUNY Geneseo paid an average of $708 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $295 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $7,070 | $16,980 |
Fees | $1,786 | $1,786 |
Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $14,472 | $14,472 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,500 | $2,500 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at SUNY Geneseo in Physics walked away with an average of $22,000 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $22,379.
The median early career salary of physics students who receive their bachelor’s degree from SUNY Geneseo is $42,682 per year. That is 7% higher than the national average of $39,724.
SUNY Geneseo does not offer an online option for its physics bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SUNY Geneseo Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in physics in 2019-2020, 24.2% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 24.4%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 9.1% of the physics bachelor’s degrees at SUNY Geneseo in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 27%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 29 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Physics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Physics | 33 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to physics.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Chemistry | 17 |
Geological & Earth Sciences | 25 |
*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.
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