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Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of Maryland - College Park

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

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and has a total student population of 40,709. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 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.

UMCP Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

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

UMCP Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in astronomy, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Astronomy Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Astronomy & Astrophysics Master’s Program

25% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The astronomy program at UMCP awarded 8 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 75% of these degrees went to men with the other 25% going to women.

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Of the students who received a astronomy master's degree from UMCP, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
Natural Sciences Managers 3,370 $148,310
Physicists 1,950 $120,450
Physics Postsecondary Professors 320 $134,200
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 120 $142,190

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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