Astrophysics at University of California - Los Angeles

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study astrophysics, take a look at what University of California - Los Angeles has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 44,589.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Astrophysics section at the bottom of this page.

UCLA Astrophysics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Astrophysical Sciences

UCLA Astrophysics Rankings

The astrophysical sciences major at UCLA 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.

Astrophysical Sciences Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA Astrophysics Bachelor’s Program

47% Women

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of astrophysical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% 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 UCLA since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in astrophysical sciences.

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

Other Astronomy & Astrophysics

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 - 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
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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