Astrophysics at Whitman College

Every astrophysics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the astrophysical sciences program at Whitman College stacks up to those at other schools.

Whitman is located in Walla Walla, Washington and has a total student population of 1,360.

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

Whitman Astrophysics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Astrophysical Sciences

Whitman Astrophysics Rankings

The astrophysical sciences major at Whitman is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

Astrophysical Sciences Student Demographics at Whitman

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

Whitman Astrophysics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of astrophysical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical astrophysical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at Whitman since its program graduates 27% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in astrophysical sciences 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 astrophysical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Astronomy

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 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
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.