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Astronomy & Astrophysics at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Astronomy & Astrophysics at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and has a total student population of 50,411.

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.

Rutgers New Brunswick Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Astronomy

Rutgers New Brunswick Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

Astronomy Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

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

Concentrations Within Astronomy & Astrophysics

Astronomy & Astrophysics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rutgers University - New Brunswick. 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 NJ, the home state for Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Physics Postsecondary Professors 460 $113,400
Physicists 370 $134,280
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 110 $101,940

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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