Astronomy at University of Florida

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

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 section at the bottom of this page.

UF Astronomy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Astronomical Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Astronomical Sciences

UF Astronomy Rankings

The astronomical sciences major at UF 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.

Astronomical Sciences Student Demographics at UF

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

UF Astronomy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of astronomical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical astronomical sciences 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 astronomical sciences 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 astronomical sciences.

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 Master’s Program

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

In the astronomical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 6% 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 astronomical sciences.

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

Related Majors

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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	370	$96,580

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.