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Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of Kansas

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Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of Kansas

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

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and has a total student population of 26,744. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in astronomy from KU.

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.

KU Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Astronomy

KU Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

The astronomy major at KU 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 KU

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

KU Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Program

44% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 9 astronomy students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from KU, about 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical astronomy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at KU since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

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About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in astronomy at KU 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 Kansas with a bachelor's in astronomy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

KU 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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation Jobs in KS Average Salary in KS
Natural Sciences Managers 250 $127,440
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 110 $82,070
Physics Postsecondary Professors 110 $95,460

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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