The main focus area for this major is Planetary Astronomy & Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Astronomy & Astrophysics is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at Hampton University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in astronomy, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
If there’s something special you’re looking for, you can use one of the links below to find it:
Part-time graduates at Hampton paid an average of $665 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
---|---|---|
Tuition | $13,099 | $13,099 |
Fees | $35 | $35 |
Hampton does not offer an online option for its astronomy doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Hampton Online Learning page.
None of the students who received their PhD in astronomy in 2019-2020 were women.
All of the astronomy doctor’s degree recipients at Hampton in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 0 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Astronomy & Astrophysics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
---|---|
Planetary Astronomy & Science | 1 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to astronomy and astrophysics.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
---|---|
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology | 1 |
Physics | 1 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.