Astronomy & Astrophysics at Barnard College

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

Barnard is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 2,744. Of the 676 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Barnard College in 2021, 2 of them were astronomy and astrophysics majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the astronomy progam at Barnard compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	73

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

The astronomy program at Barnard awarded 2 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women. The typical astronomy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Barnard since its program graduates 59% more women than average.

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.

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

Barnard 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.