Astronomy at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

If you plan to study astronomy, take a look at what University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 section at the bottom of this page.

UIUC Astronomy Degrees Available

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

UIUC Astronomy Rankings

The astronomical sciences major at UIUC 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in astronomical sciences, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Astronomical Sciences Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Astronomy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of astronomical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% 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 UIUC since its program graduates 7% more women than 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 astronomical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UIUC 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.

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 astronomical sciences.

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

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 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
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
• Image Credit: By Beyond My ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.