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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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Vassar College
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Amherst College
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The University of Texas at Austin
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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 Michigan-Ann Arbor
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University of Florida
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University of Maryland-College Park
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Bennington College
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Ohio State University-Main Campus
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Bryn Mawr College
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Wesleyan University
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Villanova University
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Case Western Reserve University
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University of Arizona
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott
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University of Hawaii at Hilo
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University of Massachusetts-Amherst
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Cornell University
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Columbia University in the City of New York
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University of Virginia-Main Campus
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Indiana University-Bloomington
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Yale University
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Smith College
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Swarthmore College
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Barnard 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 Southern California
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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University of Georgia
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Union College
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Stony Brook University
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University of Delaware
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University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
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University of Kansas
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Drake University
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University of Iowa
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Northern Arizona University
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University of Toledo
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State University of New York at New Paltz
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San Diego State University
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University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
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Benedictine College
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Central Michigan University
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Ball State University
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Youngstown State University
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University of Hawaii at Manoa
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Montana State University
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Valdosta 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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