Astronomy & Astrophysics at Michigan Technological University
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.
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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 MI, the home state for Michigan Technological University.
Occupation | Jobs in MI | Average Salary in MI |
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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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Michigan Technological University Photo Services under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.