Astronomy & Astrophysics at Temple University
Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 37,236 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.
Temple Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available
Temple 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 Temple University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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Related Majors
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 PA, the home state for Temple University.
Occupation | Jobs in PA | Average Salary in PA |
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Natural Sciences Managers | 4,480 | $147,810 |
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors | 890 | $94,630 |
Physics Postsecondary Professors | 770 | $98,870 |
Physicists | 320 | $137,060 |
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 Audrey under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.