Astronomy & Astrophysics at Stonehill College

Every astronomy and 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 Stonehill College stacks up to those at other schools.

Stonehill is located in Easton, Massachusetts and approximately 2,504 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 4 astronomy majors received their bachelor's degree from Stonehill.

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.

Stonehill Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Astronomy

Stonehill Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the astronomy progam at Stonehill compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The astronomy major at Stonehill 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	56
Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools	63

Astronomy Student Demographics at Stonehill

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

Stonehill Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a bachelor's degree in astronomy from Stonehill. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. The typical astronomy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Stonehill since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in astronomy at Stonehill 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 Stonehill College with a bachelor's in astronomy.

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

Stonehill also has a doctoral program available in astronomy. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Physics
• Chemistry

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 MA, the home state for Stonehill College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Physics Postsecondary Professors	550	$116,470
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	420	$137,740
Physicists	360	$150,170

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.