Astronomy & Astrophysics at Harvard University

If you plan to study astronomy and astrophysics, take a look at what Harvard University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 30,391 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received their master's degree in astronomy.

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.

Harvard Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Astronomy
• Doctorate Degree in Astronomy

Harvard Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in astronomy, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Astronomy Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Astronomy & Astrophysics Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who earned a master's degree in Astronomy & Astrophysics from Harvard in 2020-2021, 89% were men and 11% were women.

Of the students who received a astronomy master's degree from Harvard, 56% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Harvard University with a master's in astronomy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Chemistry
• Physics

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 MA, the home state for Harvard University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Physics Postsecondary Professors	550	$116,470
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	420	$137,740
Physicists	360	$150,170

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 Elisa.rolle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.