Astronomy at Amherst College

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study astronomy, take a look at what Amherst College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 1,745.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Astronomy section at the bottom of this page.

Amherst Astronomy Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Astronomical Sciences

Amherst Astronomy Rankings

The astronomical sciences major at Amherst is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Astronomy. 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.

Astronomical Sciences Student Demographics at Amherst

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the astronomical sciences majors at Amherst College.

Amherst Astronomy Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of astronomical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical astronomical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Amherst since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in astronomical sciences at Amherst are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Astronomical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in astronomical sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Amherst College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	420	$137,740

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
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