Astronomy Schools

In United States, 94 colleges and universities are offering Astronomy programs. The average tuition & fees of Astronomy program at the schools are $9,969 for state residents and $37,574 for out-of-state students for academic year 2018-2019.

Astronomy Program 2019 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

Total 94 schools offer the Astronomy programs. For academic year 2018-2019, the average tuition costs of colleges offering Astronomy program is $9,969 for state residents and $37,574 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs and $33,604 for graduate schools. Next table shows the average tuition & fees for Astronomy programs.

2018-2019 Average Tuition & Fees ofAstronomy Programs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Undergraduate	$9,969	$37,574
Graduate	$13,845	$33,604

Average Wage by Occupation after Earning Astronomy Degree/Certificate

Next jobs are possible career after earning Astronomy certificate/degree. The average wage is based on the employment and wage data from Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The average annual wage of Natural Sciences Managers career is $139,680 and , for Astronomers jobs, the average annual income is $111,090.