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Astronomy & Astrophysics at Lehigh University

Astronomy & Astrophysics at Lehigh University

If you plan to study astronomy & astrophysics, take a look at what Lehigh University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Lehigh is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 7,067.

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

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.

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

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of astronomy bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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.

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

Concentrations Within Astronomy & Astrophysics

The following astronomy concentations are available at Lehigh University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Lehigh University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Astrophysics 3

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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