Astronomy & Astrophysics at Williams College

If you plan to study astronomy and astrophysics, take a look at what Williams College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Williams is located in Williamstown, Massachusetts and approximately 1,987 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 5 astronomy majors received their bachelor's degree from Williams.

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.

Williams Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Astronomy

Williams Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the astronomy progam at Williams compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The astronomy major at Williams 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
Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Most Focused Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12
Most Focused Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools	15
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	26
Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34
Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools	42
Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45
Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools	51

Astronomy Student Demographics at Williams

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

Williams Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in astronomy from Williams in 2021, 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical astronomy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Williams since its program graduates 19% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Williams College with a bachelor's in astronomy.

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

Williams 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 MA, the home state for Williams 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.