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Astronomy & Astrophysics at Brigham Young University - Provo

Astronomy & Astrophysics at Brigham Young University - Provo

Every astronomy & astrophysics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the astronomy program at Brigham Young University - Provo stacks up to those at other schools.

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and has a total student population of 36,461.

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

BYU Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Astronomy

BYU Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

Astronomy Student Demographics at BYU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the astronomy majors at Brigham Young University - Provo.

Concentrations Within Astronomy & Astrophysics

The following astronomy concentations are available at Brigham Young University - Provo. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Brigham Young University - Provo. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

Careers That Astronomy Grads May Go Into

A degree in astronomy can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation Jobs in UT Average Salary in UT
Natural Sciences Managers 1,200 $99,810
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 180 $107,950
Physics Postsecondary Professors 170 $93,800
Physicists 60 $129,480

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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