Northern Arizona University PhD 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 Northern Arizona 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does a Doctorate in Astronomy from NAU Cost?

$11,166 Average Tuition and Fees

NAU Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at NAU was $1,428 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $520 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$10,309	$18,630
Fees	$857	$859

Does NAU Offer an Online PhD in Astronomy?

Online degrees for the NAU astronomy doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NAU Online Learning page.

NAU Doctorate Student Diversity for Astronomy

1 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Although there may have been more graduates in other years, only 1 student received a doctor’s degree in astronomy in the 2019-2020 academic year. The gender and racial-ethnicity for that individual are shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in astronomy in 2019-2020, none of them were women.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those students who received a doctor’s degree at NAU in astronomy at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.

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

PhD in Astronomy Focus Areas at NAU

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Astronomy	1

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.