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Astronomy & Astrophysics at San Diego State University

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Astronomy & Astrophysics at San Diego State University

What traits are you looking for in a astronomy school? To help you decide if San Diego State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's astronomy program.

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 36,334. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 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.

SDSU Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Astronomy

SDSU Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

Astronomy Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU Astronomy & Astrophysics Master’s Program

17% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 83% of astronomy master's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

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In the astronomy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 44% better than the national average.*

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

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

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 San Diego State University.

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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