Astronomy & Astrophysics at Princeton University

54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every astronomy & astrophysics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the astronomy program at Princeton University stacks up to those at other schools.

Princeton is located in Princeton, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,853.

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.

Princeton Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Astronomy
Master’s Degree in Astronomy

Princeton Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

The astronomy major at Princeton 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.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in astronomy, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Astronomy Student Demographics at Princeton

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the astronomy majors at Princeton University.

Princeton Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Program

54% Women

54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of astronomy bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical astronomy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Princeton since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 Princeton University with a bachelor's in astronomy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Princeton Astronomy & Astrophysics Master’s Program

33% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

In the astronomy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

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

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 Princeton University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Astrophysics	39

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 NJ, the home state for Princeton University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Physics Postsecondary Professors	460	$113,400
Physicists	370	$134,280
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	110	$101,940

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 Quantockgoblin under License

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