Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every astronomy & astrophysics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the astronomy program at University of Washington - Seattle Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and has a total student population of 48,149.

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.

UW Seattle Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Astronomy
Master’s Degree in Astronomy

UW Seattle Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

The astronomy major at UW Seattle 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in astronomy, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Astronomy Student Demographics at UW Seattle

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

UW Seattle Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Program

47% Women

39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of astronomy bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical astronomy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UW Seattle since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its astronomy bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Washington - Seattle Campus with a bachelor's in astronomy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	17
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UW Seattle Astronomy & Astrophysics Master’s Program

57% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of astronomy master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Washington - Seattle Campus with a master's in astronomy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Astronomy & Astrophysics

Astronomy & Astrophysics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Astronomy	51

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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Natural Sciences Managers	1,810	$153,600
Physicists	500	$110,710
Physics Postsecondary Professors	440	$84,200
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	370	$95,530

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 Joe Mabel under License

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