Astronomy at Mount Holyoke College

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying astronomy, you may want to check out the program at Mount Holyoke College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mt. Holyoke is located in South Hadley, Massachusetts and approximately 2,040 students attend the school each year.

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

Mt. Holyoke Astronomy Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Astronomical Sciences

Mt. Holyoke Astronomy Rankings

The astronomical sciences major at Mt. Holyoke is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Astronomy. 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.

Astronomical Sciences Student Demographics at Mt. Holyoke

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the astronomical sciences majors at Mount Holyoke College.

Mt. Holyoke Astronomy Bachelor’s Program

100% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of astronomical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women. The typical astronomical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Mt. Holyoke since its program graduates 57% more women than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in astronomical sciences at Mt. Holyoke 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 Mount Holyoke College with a bachelor's in astronomical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Astronomical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in astronomical 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 MA, the home state for Mount Holyoke College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	420	$137,740

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
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