Astronomy & Astrophysics at Johns Hopkins University
What traits are you looking for in a astronomy school? To help you decide if Johns Hopkins University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's astronomy program.Johns Hopkins is located in Baltimore, Maryland and approximately 28,890 students attend the school each year.
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.
Johns Hopkins Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available
Johns Hopkins Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings
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 Johns Hopkins University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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Other Astronomy & Astrophysics | 1 |
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 MD, the home state for Johns Hopkins University.
Occupation | Jobs in MD | Average Salary in MD |
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Natural Sciences Managers | 3,370 | $148,310 |
Physicists | 1,950 | $120,450 |
Physics Postsecondary Professors | 320 | $134,200 |
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors | 120 | $142,190 |
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 Lester Spence under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.