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Astronomy & Astrophysics at Iowa State University

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Astronomy & Astrophysics at Iowa State University

If you are interested in studying astronomy and astrophysics, you may want to check out the program at Iowa State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and has a total student population of 31,822. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student 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.

Iowa State Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Astronomy

Iowa State Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in astronomy, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Astronomy Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Astronomy & Astrophysics Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a master's degree in astronomy from Iowa State.

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

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

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 IA, the home state for Iowa State University.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Natural Sciences Managers 380 $127,440
Physics Postsecondary Professors 160 $111,510
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 50 $104,200
Physicists 30 $123,140

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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