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Astronomy at Haverford College

Astronomy at Haverford College

Every astronomy school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the astronomical sciences program at Haverford College stacks up to those at other schools.

Haverford is located in Haverford, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 1,307.

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

Haverford Astronomy Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Astronomical Sciences

Haverford Astronomy Rankings

The astronomical sciences major at Haverford 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 Haverford

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

Haverford Astronomy Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of astronomical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% 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 Haverford since its program graduates 24% more women than average.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in astronomical sciences at Haverford are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its astronomical sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Haverford College with a bachelor's in astronomical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
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 PA, the home state for Haverford College.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Natural Sciences Managers 4,480 $147,810
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 890 $94,630

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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