Astronomy & Astrophysics at The University of Texas at Austin

What traits are you looking for in a astronomy school? To help you decide if The University of Texas at Austin is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's astronomy program.

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and approximately 50,476 students attend the school each year.

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.

UT Austin Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

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

UT Austin Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

The astronomy major at UT Austin 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in astronomy, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Astronomy Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of astronomy bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical astronomy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UT Austin since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's in astronomy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UT Austin Astronomy & Astrophysics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of astronomy master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a astronomy master's degree from UT Austin, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. 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 The University of Texas at Austin with a master's in astronomy.

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

Concentrations Within Astronomy & Astrophysics

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Astronomy	34

Related Majors

• Geological & Earth Sciences
• 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270
Physics Postsecondary Professors	1,190	$103,980
Physicists	1,000	$118,300
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	940	$104,760
Astronomers	210	$107,350

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 Reid Sullivan under License

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