Astrophysics at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 52,017.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Astrophysics section at the bottom of this page.

UMN Twin Cities Astrophysics Degrees Available

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

UMN Twin Cities Astrophysics Rankings

The astrophysical sciences major at UMN Twin Cities is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in astrophysical sciences, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Astrophysical Sciences Student Demographics at UMN Twin Cities

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the astrophysical sciences majors at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

UMN Twin Cities Astrophysics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of astrophysical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% went to women. The typical astrophysical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at UMN Twin Cities since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in astrophysical sciences at UMN Twin Cities 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities with a bachelor's in astrophysical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UMN Twin Cities Astrophysics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of astrophysical sciences master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities with a master's in astrophysical sciences.

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

Related Majors

Careers That Astrophysical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in astrophysical 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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Natural Sciences Managers	1,490	$125,780
Physicists	190	$155,140
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	90	$93,780

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

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