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Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of Virginia - Main Campus

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

University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and has a total student population of 25,628. 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.

University of Virginia Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

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

University of Virginia 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 University of Virginia

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

University of Virginia Astronomy & Astrophysics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of astronomy master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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Of the students who received a astronomy master's degree from University of Virginia, 100% 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 Virginia - Main Campus 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 3
International Students 0
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 VA, the home state for University of Virginia - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Natural Sciences Managers 1,270 $133,360
Physicists 750 $108,440
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 500 $93,310
Physics Postsecondary Professors 410 $83,910

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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