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*The estimated net prices above are College Raptor’s estimate. Please contact the college financial aid office for actual net cost figures.
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Institution | Scaled Score | Acceptance Rate | Annual Degrees Awarded | SAT Score | Est. Net Price * | Median Starting Salary | Save | |
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N/A | -- | 2 | -- | $13,166 | $54,382 | |||
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![]() Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale, AZ Every year, Scottsdale Community College grants about 153 degrees to students...view more | N/A | -- | 1 | -- | $15,163 | $54,382 | ||
![]() Monterey Peninsula College Monterey, CA At Monterey Peninsula College, the three most popular college majors students...view more | N/A | -- | 1 | -- | $14,880 | $54,382 | ||
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![]() Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA At Santiago Canyon College, the most popular majors students pursue are...view more | N/A | -- | 1 | -- | $7,144 | $54,382 | ||
![]() Cabrillo College Aptos, CA Every year, Cabrillo College awards about 726 degrees to students studying...view more | N/A | -- | 1 | -- | $18,463 | $54,382 | ||
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N/A | -- | 1 | -- | $10,316 | $54,382 |
*The estimated net prices above are College Raptor’s estimate. Please contact the college financial aid office for actual net cost figures.
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 Associates degree level sees the most graduates in California. The average starting salary for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Astronomy is $51,867.
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