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Astronomy at University of Kansas

Astronomy at University of Kansas

83% Women (Bachelor's)
0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)
6 Bachelor's Degrees
If you plan to study astronomy, 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 approximately 26,744 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.

KU Astronomy Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Astronomical Sciences

KU Astronomy Rankings

The astronomical sciences major at KU 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 KU

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

KU Astronomy Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of astronomical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% 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 KU since its program graduates 41% more women than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Kansas with a bachelor's in astronomical sciences.

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

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 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

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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