Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of California - Berkeley

48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and has a total student population of 42,327.

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.

UC Berkeley Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

The astronomy major at UC Berkeley 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in astronomy, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Astronomy Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the astronomy majors at University of California - Berkeley.

UC Berkeley Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Program

48% Women

48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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 UC Berkeley since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 University of California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in astronomy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	17
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UC Berkeley Astronomy & Astrophysics Master’s Program

14% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of astronomy master's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

In the astronomy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Berkeley with a master's in astronomy.

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

Concentrations Within Astronomy & Astrophysics

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Astrophysics	61
Planetary Astronomy & Science	4

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 University of California - Berkeley.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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