Astronomy & Astrophysics at Florida Institute of Technology

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Florida Tech is located in Melbourne, Florida and has a total student population of 6,775.

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.

Florida Tech Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

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

Florida Tech Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

The astronomy major at Florida Tech 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in astronomy, making the school the #32 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Astronomy Student Demographics at Florida Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the astronomy majors at Florida Institute of Technology.

Florida Tech Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Program

52% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of astronomy bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical astronomy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Florida Tech since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in astronomy at Florida Tech 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 Florida Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in astronomy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Florida Tech Astronomy & Astrophysics Master’s Program

33% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of astronomy master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida Institute of Technology 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	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Florida Institute of Technology. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Astronomy & Astrophysics	34
Planetary Astronomy & Science	2

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 Florida Institute of Technology.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
Image Credit: By Jamesontai under License

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