Astrophysics at Michigan State University

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

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and approximately 49,695 students attend the school each year.

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

Michigan State Astrophysics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Astrophysical Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Astrophysical Sciences

Michigan State Astrophysics Rankings

The astrophysical sciences major at Michigan State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in astrophysical sciences, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Astrophysical Sciences Student Demographics at Michigan State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the astrophysical sciences majors at Michigan State University.

Michigan State Astrophysics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of astrophysical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical astrophysical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at Michigan State since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in astrophysical sciences at Michigan State 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 Michigan State University with a bachelor's in astrophysical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Michigan State Astrophysics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of astrophysical sciences master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a astrophysical sciences master's degree from Michigan State, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the astrophysical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Michigan State University with a master's in astrophysical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

Careers That Astrophysical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in astrophysical 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 MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Natural Sciences Managers	1,570	$113,840
Physicists	510	$106,650
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	180	$97,110

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 Jeffness under License

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