Astronomy and Astrophysics
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Early Career Income
$81,702
Lifetime Income
$5.04M
Unemployment rate
4.1%
Female share
33.7%
Occupation concentration
57.0%
in top 10 occupations
Remote work share
27.5%
% who double-major
52.9%
BA Graduates from 2024
1,110
+4.6% vs 2023
How Astronomy and Astrophysics compares
Ranked against every other major nationally.
80th
percentile
Lifetime income
Higher than 80% of majors
15th
percentile
Unemployment
Lower unemployment than 15% of majors
76th
percentile
Occupation concentration
More concentrated than 76% of majors
Top occupations
- Physical Scientists, All Other
- Postsecondary Teachers
- Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software
See the Occupations and Industries tabs for full breakdowns, Double Majors for the most common second fields of degree, and Earnings for the trajectory by age, and Trends for degree production over time.
Degree titles included in this major
These detailed majors are included in the statistics for Astronomy and Astrophysics.
- Astronomy
- Astrophysics
- Planetary Astronomy and Science
- Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other
- Physics and Astronomy
Based on federal labor and demographic data. Data source & methodology