Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of California - Los Angeles

Every astronomy & 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 University of California - Los Angeles stacks up to those at other schools.

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 44,589 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.

UCLA Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

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

UCLA Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

The astronomy major at UCLA 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 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in astronomy, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Astronomy Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of astronomy bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical astronomy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UCLA since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in astronomy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	11
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UCLA Astronomy & Astrophysics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of astronomy master's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

In the astronomy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 32% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Astronomy & Astrophysics

The following astronomy concentations are available at University of California - Los Angeles. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Los Angeles. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Astrophysics	32
Other Astronomy & Astrophysics	11

Related Majors

• Materials Sciences
• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Los Angeles.

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
• Image Credit: By Nikhil Kulkarni under License

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