Astronomy & Astrophysics at California Institute of Technology

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Caltech is located in Pasadena, California and approximately 2,240 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.

Caltech Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Astronomy
Master’s Degree in Astronomy

Caltech Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

The astronomy major at Caltech 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.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in astronomy, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Astronomy Student Demographics at Caltech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the astronomy majors at California Institute of Technology.

Caltech Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Program

75% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of astronomy bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical astronomy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Caltech since its program graduates 32% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its astronomy bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in astronomy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Caltech Astronomy & Astrophysics Master’s Program

63% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of astronomy master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

In the astronomy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Institute of Technology with a master's in astronomy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Astronomy & Astrophysics

Astronomy & Astrophysics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California Institute of Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Astrophysics	17
Planetary Astronomy & Science	11

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 California Institute of Technology.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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