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Astronomy at Central Michigan University

Astronomy at Central Michigan University

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

Central Michigan is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and approximately 17,311 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Astronomy section at the bottom of this page.

Central Michigan Astronomy Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Astronomical Sciences

Central Michigan Astronomy Rankings

The astronomical sciences major at Central Michigan is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Astronomy. 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.

Astronomical Sciences Student Demographics at Central Michigan

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

Central Michigan Astronomy Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of astronomical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical astronomical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Central Michigan since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

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About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in astronomical sciences 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 astronomical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Astronomical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in astronomical sciences 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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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