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Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of Florida

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Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of Florida

Every astronomy and 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. In 2021, 28 astronomy majors received their bachelor's degree from UF.

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

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.

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in astronomy from UF. This is the #39 most popular school for astronomy master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

50% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in astronomy from UF. About 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical astronomy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at UF since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

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About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in astronomy at UF are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Florida with a bachelor's in astronomy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UF also has a doctoral program available in astronomy. In 2021, 0 student 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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