Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Every astronomy and astrophysics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the astronomy program at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor stacks up to those at other schools.

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and approximately 47,907 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.

U-M Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

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

U-M Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in astronomy, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Astronomy Student Demographics at U-M

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

U-M Astronomy & Astrophysics Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a master's degree in Astronomy & Astrophysics from U-M in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a astronomy master's degree from U-M, 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 Michigan - Ann Arbor with a master's in astronomy.

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

Related Majors

• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• Physics
• Chemistry

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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Natural Sciences Managers	1,570	$113,840
Physicists	510	$106,650
Physics Postsecondary Professors	490	$98,870
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	180	$97,110

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 Dwight Burdette under License

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