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Astronomy & Astrophysics at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

Astronomy & Astrophysics at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

If you plan to study astronomy & astrophysics, take a look at what Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is located in Daytona Beach, Florida and has a total student population of 8,797.

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.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Astronomy

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

The astronomy major at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach 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 Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the astronomy majors at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of astronomy bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical astronomy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach since its program graduates 29% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its astronomy bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach with a bachelor's in astronomy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 14
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Astronomy & Astrophysics

The following astronomy concentations are available at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Astronomy & Astrophysics 10

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 FL, the home state for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Physics Postsecondary Professors 440 $99,090
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 370 $96,580
Physicists 240 $143,370

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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