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Astronomy & Astrophysics at Agnes Scott College

Astronomy & Astrophysics at Agnes Scott College

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

Agnes Scott is located in Decatur, Georgia and approximately 1,080 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.

Agnes Scott Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Astronomy

Agnes Scott Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

The astronomy major at Agnes Scott is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Astronomy & Astrophysics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Astronomy Student Demographics at Agnes Scott

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the astronomy majors at Agnes Scott College.

Agnes Scott Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of astronomy bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women. The typical astronomy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Agnes Scott since its program graduates 57% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its astronomy bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Agnes Scott College with a bachelor's in astronomy.

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

Concentrations Within Astronomy & Astrophysics

The following astronomy concentations are available at Agnes Scott College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Agnes Scott College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Astrophysics 5

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 GA, the home state for Agnes Scott College.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Physics Postsecondary Professors 100 $85,300
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 60 $118,930
Physicists 50 $122,040

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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