Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679.

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.

UIUC Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

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

UIUC Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

The astronomy major at UIUC 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in astronomy, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Astronomy Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Program

48% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of astronomy bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical astronomy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UIUC since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in astronomy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UIUC Astronomy & Astrophysics Master’s Program

50% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Astronomy & Astrophysics

Astronomy & Astrophysics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Astronomy	27

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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Natural Sciences Managers	1,950	$118,480
Physicists	810	$114,320
Physics Postsecondary Professors	640	$92,130
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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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