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Pennsylvania State University - Erie - Behrend College BS in Astronomy & Astrophysics

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 Pennsylvania State University - Erie - Behrend College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in astronomy, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State Erie BS in Astronomy

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The astronomy major at Penn State Erie is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Astronomy. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State Erie.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Colleges for Astronomy & Astrophysics 71
Most Popular Colleges for Astronomy & Astrophysics 98

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Astronomy from Penn State Erie Cost?

$15,206 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Penn State Erie Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Penn State Erie paid an average of $997 per credit hour in 2018-2019. The average for in-state students was $592 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $14,214 $23,924
Fees $992 $992
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840
On Campus Room and Board $11,884 $11,884
On Campus Other Expenses $4,788 $4,788

Learn more about Penn State Erie tuition and fees.

Does Penn State Erie Offer an Online BS in Astronomy?

Penn State Erie does not offer an online option for its astronomy bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State Erie Online Learning page.

Penn State Erie Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Astronomy

1 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
100.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Only 1 student graduated with a bachelor’s degree in astronomy during the 2018-2019 academic year. The gender and racial-ethnicity of that individual is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in astronomy in 2018-2019, none of them were women.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those students who received a bachelor’s degree in astronomy at Penn State Erie in 2018-2019, all were racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

BS in Astronomy Focus Areas at Penn State Erie

Astronomy & Astrophysics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Astronomy 1

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 11
Physics 4

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References

*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.

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