Physics Education at SUNY New Paltz

Every physics education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physics teacher education program at SUNY New Paltz stacks up to those at other schools.

SUNY New Paltz is located in New Paltz, New York and has a total student population of 7,489. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student received a bachelor's degree in physics teacher education from SUNY New Paltz.

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

SUNY New Paltz Physics Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics Teacher Education

SUNY New Paltz Physics Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physics teacher education programs across the country. The following shows how SUNY New Paltz performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics teacher education major at SUNY New Paltz is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physics Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	15
Most Popular Physics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
Best Value Physics Education Schools	21
Most Focused Physics Education Schools	26
Best Physics Education Schools	28

Physics Teacher Education Student Demographics at SUNY New Paltz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics teacher education majors at SUNY New Paltz.

SUNY New Paltz Physics Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a bachelor's degree in physics teacher education from SUNY New Paltz.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY New Paltz with a bachelor's in physics teacher education.

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

SUNY New Paltz also has a doctoral program available in physics teacher education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Earth Science Teacher Education
• Chemistry Education
• Spanish Education
• Biology Education
• Mathematics Education

Careers That Physics Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics teacher education 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 SUNY New Paltz.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Education Professors	5,590	$88,580
Physics Postsecondary Professors	1,430	$117,370

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By crz4mets2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.