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Astronomy & Astrophysics at Colby College

Astronomy & Astrophysics at Colby College

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

Colby is located in Waterville, Maine and approximately 2,155 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.

Colby Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

Colby Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

Concentrations Within Astronomy & Astrophysics

If you plan to be a astronomy major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Colby 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 ME, the home state for Colby College.

Occupation Jobs in ME Average Salary in ME
Natural Sciences Managers 300 $135,840
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 200 $82,830
Physics Postsecondary Professors 70 $84,400
Physicists 40 $121,650

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*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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