Astronomy & Astrophysics at Cornell University

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

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 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.

Cornell Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

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

Cornell Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

The astronomy major at Cornell 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in astronomy, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Astronomy Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Program

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

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in astronomy at Cornell 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 Cornell University with a bachelor's in astronomy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Cornell Astronomy & Astrophysics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of astronomy master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Astronomy & Astrophysics

Astronomy & Astrophysics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Cornell University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Astronomy	12

Related Majors

• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Physics
• 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 NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Physics Postsecondary Professors	1,430	$117,370
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460
Physicists	950	$138,920
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	880	$108,020

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.