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Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of Southern California

What traits are you looking for in a astronomy school? To help you decide if University of Southern California is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's astronomy program.

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 46,287 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 1 astronomy major received their bachelor's degree from USC.

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.

USC Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Astronomy

USC Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the astronomy progam at USC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The astronomy major at USC 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools 110

Astronomy Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a bachelor's degree in astronomy from USC.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Southern California 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 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

USC 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 CA, the home state for University of Southern California.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Physicists 3,200 $115,970
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 1,310 $124,250
Physics Postsecondary Professors 1,190 $138,250
Astronomers 280 $113,130

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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