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Astrophysics at Vanderbilt University

Astrophysics at Vanderbilt University

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

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 13,537 students attend the school each year.

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

Vanderbilt Astrophysics Degrees Available

Vanderbilt Astrophysics Rankings

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 TN, the home state for Vanderbilt University.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Natural Sciences Managers 500 $111,670
Physicists 440 $124,950
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 80 $82,910

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*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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