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Astrophysics at Princeton University

Astrophysics at Princeton University

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

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 Astrophysics section at the bottom of this page.

Princeton Astrophysics Degrees Available

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

Princeton Astrophysics Rankings

The astrophysical sciences major at Princeton 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 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in astrophysical sciences, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Astrophysical Sciences Student Demographics at Princeton

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

Princeton Astrophysics Bachelor’s Program

54% Women
54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 46% of astrophysical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% 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 Princeton since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its astrophysical sciences 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 astrophysical sciences.

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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 Astrophysics Master’s Program

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

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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 Princeton University with a master's in astrophysical sciences.

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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

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 NJ, the home state for Princeton University.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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