Astronomy & Astrophysics at Baylor University

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

Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and has a total student population of 19,297. In 2021, 3 astronomy majors received their bachelor's degree from Baylor.

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.

Baylor Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Astronomy

Baylor Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The astronomy major at Baylor 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
	17
Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools	71

Astronomy Student Demographics at Baylor

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

Baylor Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of astronomy bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical astronomy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Baylor since its program graduates 26% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in astronomy at Baylor 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 Baylor University with a bachelor's in astronomy.

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

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

Related Majors

• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

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 TX, the home state for Baylor University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270
Physics Postsecondary Professors	1,190	$103,980
Physicists	1,000	$118,300
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	940	$104,760
Astronomers	210	$107,350

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 Kairos14 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.