Astronomy & Astrophysics at Harvard University
Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 30,391.
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.
Harvard Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Astronomy
- Master’s Degree in Astronomy
Harvard Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings
The astronomy major at Harvard 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 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in astronomy, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Astronomy Student Demographics at Harvard
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the astronomy majors at Harvard University.
Harvard Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Program
About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in astronomy at Harvard 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 Harvard University with a bachelor's in astronomy.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 15 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Harvard Astronomy & Astrophysics Master’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Harvard University with a master's in astronomy.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 7 |
International Students | 5 |
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 Harvard University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Planetary Astronomy & Science | 17 |
Other Astronomy & Astrophysics | 12 |
Astrophysics | 9 |
Related Majors
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 MA, the home state for Harvard University.
Occupation | Jobs in MA | Average Salary in MA |
---|---|---|
Natural Sciences Managers | 4,040 | $183,490 |
Physics Postsecondary Professors | 550 | $116,470 |
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors | 420 | $137,740 |
Physicists | 360 | $150,170 |
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 Elisa.rolle under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.