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Astronomy & Astrophysics at El Camino College

Astronomy & Astrophysics at El Camino College

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 El Camino College stacks up to those at other schools.

El Camino College is located in Torrance, California and approximately 20,418 students attend the school each year.

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.

El Camino College Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

El Camino College Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

Concentrations Within Astronomy & Astrophysics

The following astronomy concentations are available at El Camino College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at El Camino College. A concentration may not be available for your 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 CA, the home state for El Camino College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Physicists 3,200 $115,970
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 1,310 $124,250
Physics Postsecondary Professors 1,190 $138,250
Astronomers 280 $113,130

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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