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Astronomy & Astrophysics at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Astronomy & Astrophysics at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and has a total student population of 50,411.

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.

Rutgers New Brunswick Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Astronomy

Rutgers New Brunswick Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

The astronomy major at Rutgers New Brunswick 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.

Astronomy Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Program

27% Women
64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 73% of astronomy bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% 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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a bachelor's in astronomy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Astronomy & Astrophysics

The following astronomy concentations are available at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Astrophysics 13

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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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