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Astronomy & Astrophysics at Georgia State University

Astronomy & Astrophysics at Georgia State University

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 Georgia State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 36,360 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.

Georgia State Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

Georgia State Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

Concentrations Within Astronomy & Astrophysics

If you plan to be a astronomy major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Georgia State University. 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 GA, the home state for Georgia State University.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Physics Postsecondary Professors 100 $85,300
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 60 $118,930
Physicists 50 $122,040

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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