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Astronomy at University of Chicago

Astronomy at University of Chicago

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

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 17,834.

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

UChicago Astronomy Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Astronomical Sciences

UChicago Astronomy Rankings

The astronomical sciences major at UChicago is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Astronomy. 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in astronomical sciences, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Astronomical Sciences Student Demographics at UChicago

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the astronomical sciences majors at University of Chicago.

UChicago Astronomy Bachelor’s Program

41% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 59% of astronomical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its astronomical 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 Chicago with a bachelor's in astronomical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 11
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Astronomical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in astronomical 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 IL, the home state for University of Chicago.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Natural Sciences Managers 1,950 $118,480
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 320 $80,660

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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