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Astronomy & Astrophysics at Cabrillo College

Astronomy & Astrophysics at Cabrillo College

Every astronomy & astrophysics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the astronomy program at Cabrillo College stacks up to those at other schools.

Cabrillo College is located in Aptos, California and approximately 9,792 students attend the school each year.

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.

Cabrillo College Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Astronomy

Cabrillo College Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

Astronomy Student Demographics at Cabrillo College

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

Cabrillo College Astronomy & Astrophysics Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of astronomy associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cabrillo College with a associate's in astronomy.

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

Concentrations Within Astronomy & Astrophysics

The following astronomy concentations are available at Cabrillo College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Cabrillo College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

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 CA, the home state for Cabrillo College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Physicists 3,200 $115,970
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 1,310 $124,250
Physics Postsecondary Professors 1,190 $138,250
Astronomers 280 $113,130

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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