Astronomy & Astrophysics at Glendale Community 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 Glendale Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Glendale Community College is located in Glendale, Arizona and has a total student population of 14,374.

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.

Glendale Community College Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Astronomy

Glendale Community College Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

Astronomy Student Demographics at Glendale Community College

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

Glendale Community College Astronomy & Astrophysics Associate’s Program

50% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of astronomy associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Glendale Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in astronomy graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Glendale Community College with a associate's in astronomy.

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

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 Glendale Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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 AZ, the home state for Glendale Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Natural Sciences Managers	1,060	$101,790
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	680	$100,900
Astronomers	230	$104,100
Physics Postsecondary Professors	230	$105,480
Physicists	50	$134,390

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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