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University of Chicago
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University of Colorado Boulder
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University of Washington-Seattle Campus
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The University of Texas at Austin
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Vassar College
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Amherst College
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Boston University
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Mount Holyoke College
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Haverford College
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Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
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Whitman College
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University of Florida
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University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
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University of Maryland-College Park
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Ohio State University-Main Campus
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Bennington College
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University of Hawaii at Hilo
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Bryn Mawr College
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University of Arizona
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Villanova University
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Wesleyan University
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Case Western Reserve University
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University of Massachusetts-Amherst
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott
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Cornell University
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Indiana University-Bloomington
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University of Virginia-Main Campus
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Columbia University in the City of New York
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Yale University
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Smith College
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Barnard College
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Swarthmore College
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Dartmouth College
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Rice University
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Brigham Young University
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Lycoming College
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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University of Georgia
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University of Southern California
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Union College
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Stony Brook University
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University of Kansas
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University of Iowa
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Northern Arizona University
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University of Delaware
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University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
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University of Toledo
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University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
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Central Michigan University
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Benedictine College
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Ball State University
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University of Hawaii at Manoa
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Youngstown State University
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Montana State University
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Valdosta State University
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Drake University
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State University of New York at New Paltz
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San Diego State University
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A general program that focuses on the planetary, galactic, and stellar phenomena occurring in outer space. Includes instruction in celestial mechanics, cosmology, stellar physics, galactic evolution, quasars, stellar distribution and motion, interstellar medium, atomic and molecular constituents of astronomical phenomena, planetary science, solar system evolution, and specific methodologies such as optical astronomy, radioastronomy, and theoretical astronomy.
While Astronomy offers degrees up to the Post masters certificate, the majority of students earn a Doctors degree research scholarship. Students major in Astronomy all over the country, though the major at the Bachelors degree level sees the most graduates in Colorado. The average starting salary for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Astronomy is $51,867.
Some top careers related to Astronomy, include Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary and Astronomers, both of which have many employment opportunities. Though there are careers that pay more, such as Natural Sciences Managers. the most in-demand position for Astronomy majors is Natural Sciences Managers.
These are the highest paying careers for Astronomy majors.
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