Astrophysics at University of California - Berkeley

What traits are you looking for in a astrophysical sciences school? To help you decide if University of California - Berkeley is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's astrophysical sciences 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 Astrophysics section at the bottom of this page.

UC Berkeley Astrophysics Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley Astrophysics Rankings

The astrophysical sciences major at UC Berkeley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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 astrophysical sciences, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Astrophysical Sciences Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Astrophysics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of astrophysical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical astrophysical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at UC Berkeley since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its astrophysical sciences 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 astrophysical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	15
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UC Berkeley Astrophysics Master’s Program

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

In the astrophysical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 11% 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 astrophysical sciences.

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

Related Majors

• Planetary Astronomy & Science

Careers That Astrophysical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in astrophysical 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 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
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
• Image Credit: By LAgirl5252 under License

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