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Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of California - Los Angeles

If you are interested in studying astronomy and astrophysics, you may want to check out the program at University of California - Los Angeles. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 44,589 students attend the school each year. Of the 10,102 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Los Angeles in 2021, 32 of them were astronomy and astrophysics majors.

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
  • Doctorate Degree in Astronomy

UCLA Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the astronomy progam at UCLA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
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In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in astronomy from UCLA. This is the #28 most popular school for astronomy master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

50% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students earned a bachelor's degree in astronomy from UCLA. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. The typical astronomy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at UCLA since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 11
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

UCLA Astronomy & Astrophysics Master’s Program

100% Women
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a master's degree in astronomy from UCLA.

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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.

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

UCLA also has a doctoral program available in astronomy. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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