Astronomy at University of Southern California

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 46,287.

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

USC Astronomy Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Astronomical Sciences

USC Astronomy Rankings

The astronomical sciences major at USC 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 USC

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

USC Astronomy Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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 USC since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities in its astronomical sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

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 CA, the home state for University of Southern California.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	1,310	$124,250
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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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