Astronomy & Astrophysics at Lehigh University

Every astronomy and 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 Lehigh University stacks up to those at other schools.

Lehigh is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 7,067. In 2021, 3 astronomy majors received their bachelor's degree from Lehigh.

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.

Lehigh Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Astronomy

Lehigh Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks astronomy programs across the country. The following shows how Lehigh performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The astronomy major at Lehigh 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools	64

Astronomy Student Demographics at Lehigh

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the astronomy majors at Lehigh University.

Lehigh Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a bachelor's degree in astronomy from Lehigh. About 0% of these graduates were women and the other 100% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its astronomy bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Lehigh University with a bachelor's in astronomy.

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

Lehigh also has a doctoral program available in astronomy. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Chemistry
• Physics
• Geological & Earth Sciences

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 PA, the home state for Lehigh University.

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
Physics Postsecondary Professors	770	$98,870
Physicists	320	$137,060

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 IR393DEME under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.