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. In 2021, 5 astronomy majors received their bachelor's degree from Agnes Scott.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks astronomy programs across the country. The following shows how Agnes Scott performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Most Focused Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools	4
Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45
Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools	51

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

Of the 5 astronomy students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Agnes Scott, about 0% were men and 100% were women. The typical astronomy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Agnes Scott since its program graduates 59% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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.

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

Agnes Scott also has a doctoral program available in astronomy. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By No machine-readable author provided. Diliff assumed (based on copyright claims). under License

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