Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of Florida

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 Florida stacks up to those at other schools.

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and approximately 53,372 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.

UF Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

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

UF Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

The astronomy major at UF 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.

Astronomy Student Demographics at UF

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

UF Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of astronomy bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical astronomy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UF since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in astronomy at UF are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Florida with a bachelor's in astronomy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UF Astronomy & Astrophysics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of astronomy master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the astronomy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Astronomy & Astrophysics

The following astronomy concentations are available at University of Florida. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Astronomy	28

Related Majors

• 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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Physics Postsecondary Professors	440	$99,090
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	370	$96,580
Physicists	240	$143,370

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 DouglasGreen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.