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Astronomy & Astrophysics at Barnard College

Astronomy & Astrophysics at Barnard College

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

Barnard is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 2,744.

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.

Barnard Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Astronomy

Barnard Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

The astronomy major at Barnard 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 Barnard

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

Barnard Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
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 Barnard since its program graduates 57% more women than average.

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About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in astronomy at Barnard 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 Barnard 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 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Astronomy & Astrophysics

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Astrophysics 2

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 NY, the home state for Barnard College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Physics Postsecondary Professors 1,430 $117,370
Natural Sciences Managers 1,360 $148,460
Physicists 950 $138,920
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 880 $108,020

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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