Astronomy & Astrophysics at Whitman College

Every astronomy and 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 Whitman College stacks up to those at other schools.

Whitman is located in Walla Walla, Washington and approximately 1,360 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 19 astronomy majors received their bachelor's degree from Whitman.

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.

Whitman Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Astronomy

Whitman Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks astronomy programs across the country. The following shows how Whitman performed in these rankings.

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 Whitman 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	1
Most Focused Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools	24

Astronomy Student Demographics at Whitman

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

Whitman Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 astronomy majors earned their bachelor's degree from Whitman. Of these graduates, 53% were men and 47% were women. The typical astronomy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Whitman since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in astronomy at Whitman 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 Whitman College with a bachelor's in astronomy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Whitman also has a doctoral program available in astronomy. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Physics
• Chemistry

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 Whitman College.

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 Adamsofen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.