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Astronomy & Astrophysics at Dartmouth College

Astronomy & Astrophysics at Dartmouth College

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 Dartmouth College stacks up to those at other schools.

Dartmouth is located in Hanover, New Hampshire and approximately 6,292 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.

Dartmouth Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Astronomy

Dartmouth Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

The astronomy major at Dartmouth 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.

Astronomy Student Demographics at Dartmouth

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

Dartmouth Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
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 Dartmouth since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in astronomy at Dartmouth 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 Dartmouth College with a bachelor's in astronomy.

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

Concentrations Within Astronomy & Astrophysics

Astronomy & Astrophysics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Dartmouth College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Astronomy 1

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 NH, the home state for Dartmouth College.

Occupation Jobs in NH Average Salary in NH
Physicists 110 $130,150
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 100 $95,100
Physics Postsecondary Professors 90 $108,970

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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