Astronomy & Astrophysics at Saddleback College

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 Saddleback College stacks up to those at other schools.

Saddleback College is located in Mission Viejo, California and has a total student population of 18,984.

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.

Saddleback College Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Astronomy

Saddleback College Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

Astronomy Student Demographics at Saddleback College

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

Saddleback College Astronomy & Astrophysics Associate’s Program

67% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of astronomy associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in astronomy only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at Saddleback College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 24% more women than average.

Saddleback College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in astronomy graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Saddleback College with a associate's in astronomy.

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

Concentrations Within Astronomy & Astrophysics

Astronomy & Astrophysics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Saddleback College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Astronomy	1

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 CA, the home state for Saddleback College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Physicists	3,200	$115,970
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	1,310	$124,250
Physics Postsecondary Professors	1,190	$138,250
Astronomers	280	$113,130

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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