Astronomy at The University of Texas at Austin

What traits are you looking for in a astronomical sciences 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 astronomical sciences 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 section at the bottom of this page.

UT Austin Astronomy Degrees Available

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

UT Austin Astronomy Rankings

The astronomical sciences major at UT Austin is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Astronomy. 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 astronomical sciences, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Astronomical Sciences Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Astronomy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of astronomical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical astronomical sciences 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 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its astronomical sciences 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 astronomical sciences.

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 Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a astronomical sciences master's degree from UT Austin, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the astronomical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 6% 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 astronomical sciences.

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

Related Majors

Careers That Astronomical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in astronomical 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 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
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

More about our data sources and methodologies.