Astronomy and Astrophysics
1,051 students earn a astronomy and astrophysics credential each year across 104 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.
- Typical earnings, 1 year out
- $39,728
- Typical earnings, 5 years out
- $62,122
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Bachelor's programs — 93 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California46$54,7461 year out—$19,5002University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin28$45,7831 year out—$19,5003University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado76$45,0661 year out$62,122$22,3244Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania27$39,7281 year out$60,953$24,6785University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California40$35,1711 year out—$20,5006Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan24$33,3731 year out——7The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas29$29,4041 year out—$25,2508University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington38—1 year out——9Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio36—1 year out—$20,50010University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California30—1 year out——11Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona BeachDaytona Beach, Florida28—1 year out—$27,00012University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona26—1 year out—$25,40613University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland26—1 year out——14Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne, Florida25—1 year out——15University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois23—1 year out——16University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois22—1 year out——17University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts21—1 year out——18University of FloridaGainesville, Florida19—1 year out——19University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan19—1 year out——20Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts18—1 year out——21Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts17—1 year out——22University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota17—1 year out——23Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York15—1 year out——24Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana13—1 year out——25Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey13—1 year out——26Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah13—1 year out——27Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut12—1 year out——28Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona12—1 year out——29Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey11—1 year out—$27,00030Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York10—1 year out——31University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma10—1 year out——32College of CharlestonCharleston, South Carolina10—1 year out——33University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia10—1 year out——34Whitman CollegeWalla Walla, Washington10—1 year out——35University of Hawaii at HiloHilo, Hawaii9—1 year out——36Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, Illinois9—1 year out——37Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York9—1 year out——38Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona8—1 year out——39Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, Connecticut8—1 year out——40University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii8—1 year out——41Smith CollegeNorthampton, Massachusetts8—1 year out——42Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, Ohio8—1 year out——43Villanova UniversityVillanova, Pennsylvania8—1 year out——44University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia7—1 year out——45Butler UniversityIndianapolis, Indiana7—1 year out——46Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts7—1 year out——47Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, New York7—1 year out——48University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio7—1 year out——49University of KansasLawrence, Kansas6—1 year out——50Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts6—1 year out——51Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan6—1 year out——52University of ToledoToledo, Ohio6—1 year out——53Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, Pennsylvania6—1 year out——54University of WyomingLaramie, Wyoming6—1 year out——55Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-PrescottPrescott, Arizona5—1 year out—$27,00056University of IowaIowa City, Iowa5—1 year out——57Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, Massachusetts5—1 year out——58University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque, New Mexico5—1 year out——59Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, Pennsylvania5—1 year out——60Haverford CollegeHaverford, Pennsylvania5—1 year out——61Lycoming CollegeWilliamsport, Pennsylvania5—1 year out——62Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas5—1 year out——63California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, California4—1 year out——64University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California4—1 year out——65Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia4—1 year out——66Amherst CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts4—1 year out——67Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts4—1 year out——68Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire4—1 year out——69Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York4—1 year out——70Youngstown State UniversityYoungstown, Ohio4—1 year out——71San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California3—1 year out——72Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri3—1 year out——73Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio3—1 year out——74Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania3—1 year out——75Rice UniversityHouston, Texas3—1 year out——76Bennington CollegeBennington, Vermont3—1 year out——77Agnes Scott CollegeDecatur, Georgia2—1 year out——78Valdosta State UniversityValdosta, Georgia2—1 year out——79Drake UniversityDes Moines, Iowa2—1 year out——80Barnard CollegeNew York, New York2—1 year out——81Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDelaware, Ohio2—1 year out——82Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——83Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——84Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, Texas2—1 year out——85University of DelawareNewark, Delaware1—1 year out——86Ball State UniversityMuncie, Indiana1—1 year out——87Benedictine CollegeAtchison, Kansas1—1 year out——88Stonehill CollegeEaston, Massachusetts1—1 year out——89Montana State UniversityBozeman, Montana1—1 year out——90State University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz, New York1—1 year out——91Union CollegeSchenectady, New York1—1 year out——92Marietta CollegeMarietta, Ohio1—1 year out——93University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——
Associate programs — 10 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California3—1 year out——2Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona2—1 year out——3Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, Arizona1—1 year out——4Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California1—1 year out——5Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California1—1 year out——6Monterey Peninsula CollegeMonterey, California1—1 year out——7Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California1—1 year out——8Solano Community CollegeFairfield, California1—1 year out——9Chandler-Gilbert Community CollegeChandler, Arizona1—1 year out——10Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, California1—1 year out——
Certificate programs — 2 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).