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Astronomy & Astrophysics at Case Western Reserve University

Astronomy & Astrophysics at Case Western Reserve University

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 Case Western Reserve University stacks up to those at other schools.

Case Western is located in Cleveland, Ohio and has a total student population of 11,465.

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.

Case Western Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Astronomy

Case Western Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

The astronomy major at Case Western 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in astronomy, making the school the #32 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Astronomy Student Demographics at Case Western

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

Case Western Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Program

13% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 88% of astronomy bachelor's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Case Western Reserve University with a bachelor's in astronomy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Astronomy & Astrophysics

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Astronomy 5

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 OH, the home state for Case Western Reserve University.

Occupation Jobs in OH Average Salary in OH
Natural Sciences Managers 1,000 $131,680
Physics Postsecondary Professors 560 $116,670
Physicists 440 $122,370
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 240 $107,080

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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