Astronomy & Astrophysics at Central Michigan University

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

Central Michigan is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and approximately 17,311 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,744 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan University in 2021, 5 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.

Central Michigan Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Astronomy

Central Michigan Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The astronomy major at Central Michigan 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 Focused Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	67

Astronomy Student Demographics at Central Michigan

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

Central Michigan Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Program

The astronomy program at Central Michigan awarded 5 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women. The typical astronomy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Central Michigan since its program graduates 39% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Central Michigan 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
• Materials Sciences
• Physics
• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• 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 MI, the home state for Central Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Natural Sciences Managers	1,570	$113,840
Physicists	510	$106,650
Physics Postsecondary Professors	490	$98,870
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	180	$97,110

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 cjh1452000 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.