The main focus area for this major is Astronomy. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Astronomy & Astrophysics is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at Central Michigan University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in astronomy, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Central Michigan was ranked #69 on College Factual's Best Schools for astronomy list. It is also ranked #3 in Michigan.
Here are some of the other rankings for Central Michigan.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Central Michigan paid an average of $789 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $424 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $12,296 | $22,881 |
Fees | $450 | $450 |
Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,676 | $10,676 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,780 | $1,780 |
Learn more about Central Michigan tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the Central Michigan astronomy bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Central Michigan Online Learning page.
Women made up around 50.0% of the astronomy students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39.6%.
Of those students who received a bachelor’s degree at Central Michigan in astronomy at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 2 |
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 |
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Astronomy | 2 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to astronomy and astrophysics.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology | 13 |
Chemistry | 5 |
Geological & Earth Sciences | 16 |
Physics | 3 |
*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.