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Astronomy & Astrophysics at Michigan Technological University

Astronomy & Astrophysics at Michigan Technological University

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

Michigan Tech is located in Houghton, Michigan and approximately 6,873 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.

Michigan Tech Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

Michigan Tech Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

Concentrations Within Astronomy & Astrophysics

Astronomy & Astrophysics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Michigan Technological University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

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 MI, the home state for Michigan Technological University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Natural Sciences Managers 1,570 $113,840
Physicists 510 $106,650
Physics Postsecondary Professors 490 $98,870
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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