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Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of Chicago

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Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of Chicago

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

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 17,834 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 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.

UChicago Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

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

UChicago Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in astronomy, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Astronomy Student Demographics at UChicago

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

UChicago Astronomy & Astrophysics Master’s Program

67% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of astronomy master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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In the astronomy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 1
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 IL, the home state for University of Chicago.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Natural Sciences Managers 1,950 $118,480
Physicists 810 $114,320
Physics Postsecondary Professors 640 $92,130
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 320 $80,660

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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