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Astronomy & Astrophysics at Wellesley College

Astronomy & Astrophysics at Wellesley College

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 Wellesley College stacks up to those at other schools.

Wellesley is located in Wellesley, Massachusetts and approximately 2,280 students attend the school each year.

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.

Wellesley Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Astronomy

Wellesley Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

The astronomy major at Wellesley 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.

Astronomy Student Demographics at Wellesley

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the astronomy majors at Wellesley College.

Wellesley Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of astronomy bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women. The typical astronomy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Wellesley since its program graduates 57% more women than average.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in astronomy at Wellesley 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 Wellesley College with a bachelor's in astronomy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Astronomy & Astrophysics

If you plan to be a astronomy major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Wellesley College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Astrophysics 6
Astronomy 1

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 MA, the home state for Wellesley College.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Natural Sciences Managers 4,040 $183,490
Physics Postsecondary Professors 550 $116,470
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 420 $137,740
Physicists 360 $150,170

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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