Astronomy Schools

In the United States, 151 colleges and universities are offering Astronomy programs. The average tuition & fees of the Astronomy program at the schools are $7,972 for state residents and $32,644 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2019-2020. The average salary after completing the Astronomy program is $27,700 for a bachelor's degree programs.

Astronomy Program 2020 Average Tuition Costs

What is Astronomy program?

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

For the academic year 2019-2020, the average tuition costs of colleges offering Astronomy program is $32,644 for undergraduate programs and $32,606 for graduate programs. The following table shows the average tuition & fees for Astronomy programs.

2019-2020 Average Tuition & Fees ofAstronomy Programs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Undergraduate	$7,972	$32,644
Graduate	$13,977	$32,606

Career and Salary after Completing Astronomy Program

Next jobs are possible careers after completing Astronomy major program. The average wage is based on the employment and wage data (May 2019) from Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The average annual wage of Natural Sciences Managers career is $145,450 and, for Astronomers, the average annual income is $122,270.

Astronomy Careers and its Average Wage (as of May 2019)
Job Title	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
Natural Sciences Managers	$69.93	$145,450
Astronomers	$58.79	$122,270
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	-	$102,690

Average Salary after Completing Astronomy Program

The following table shows the average salary after completing the Astronomy program by degree type. The average salary after completing the Astronomy program is $27,700 for bachelor's degree programs.