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Best Physics Schools Near Staten Island, NY (2026)
Updated September 5, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Staten Island, New York has 5 accredited schools offering physics programs, with tuition ranging from $5,415 to $12,506 per year for indexed programs. Staten Island has a population of about 476,015. In the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, the top-earning physics-related role is Physicists at a median $181,970 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Physics Schools to Staten Island
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer physics programs near Staten Island, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Staten Island city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
How We Rank Schools
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most
recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS).
To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked
against schools at the same credential level:
BOCSCORE
Graduation rate 30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
Average net price (lower is better) 20%
Retention rate 15%
Fully online availability 10%
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score.
On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Staten Island.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
BOC
Ranked by BOC Score — U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.
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College of Staten Island CUNY
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Staten Island, NY
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1.3 miles from Staten Island
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all New York schools on the New York physics page.
Physics Wages Near Staten Island
Staten Island is part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (BLS area code 35620). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to New York statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Physicists
$181,970
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$161,607
Biochemists and Biophysicists
$109,620
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$97,353
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
$104,690
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$92,975
Mathematicians
$113,590
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$100,879
Atmospheric and Space Scientists
$128,790
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$114,378
Engineers, All Other
$135,300
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$120,160
Software Developers
$166,830
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$148,162
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
$100,800
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$89,520
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
Staten Island at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
112.6 (above U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Staten Island-Area Cities With Physics Programs
How many accredited physics schools are near Staten Island, NY?
Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering physics programs near Staten Island. The closest is College of Staten Island CUNY in Staten Island, NY (1.3 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Essex County College (10.8 miles). 4 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying physics roles near Staten Island?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying physics-related roles near Staten Island are: Physicists ($181,970), Software Developers ($166,830), Engineers, All Other ($135,300). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with New York statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Carteret instead of Staten Island?
Carteret, NJ is 4.1 miles from Staten Island and has its own set of local physics programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
How do I verify a program is accredited?
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Data verified: September 5, 2026.
Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
