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Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of Massachusetts Amherst

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

UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 31,642. 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.

UMass Amherst Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Astronomy

UMass Amherst Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in astronomy, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Astronomy Student Demographics at UMass Amherst

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

UMass Amherst Astronomy & Astrophysics Master’s Program

67% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The astronomy program at UMass Amherst awarded 3 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women.

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Of the students who received a astronomy master's degree from UMass Amherst, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. 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 Massachusetts Amherst with a master's in astronomy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 0
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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Natural Sciences Managers 4,040 $183,490
Physics Postsecondary Professors 550 $116,470
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 420 $137,740
Physicists 360 $150,170

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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