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Astronomy & Astrophysics at Washington University in St Louis

Astronomy & Astrophysics at Washington University in St Louis

If you are interested in studying astronomy & astrophysics, you may want to check out the program at Washington University in St Louis. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 15,449 students attend the school each year.

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.

WUSTL Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Astronomy

WUSTL Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

Astronomy Student Demographics at WUSTL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the astronomy majors at Washington University in St Louis.

Concentrations Within Astronomy & Astrophysics

The following astronomy concentations are available at Washington University in St Louis. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Washington University in St Louis. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Natural Sciences Managers 670 $116,190
Physics Postsecondary Professors 200 $83,010
Physicists 70 $114,890
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 40 $85,330

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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