Astronomy at Dartmouth College

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Dartmouth is located in Hanover, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 6,292.

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

Dartmouth Astronomy Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Astronomical Sciences

Dartmouth Astronomy Rankings

The astronomical sciences major at Dartmouth 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 Dartmouth

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

Dartmouth Astronomy Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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 Dartmouth since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in astronomical sciences 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 astronomical sciences.

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

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 NH, the home state for Dartmouth College.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	100	$95,100

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
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