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Bachelors in Astronomy

4 Years On Campus Bachelors Program

Texas Christian University

Program Overview

As an Astronomy student, you ll explore the origin, evolution, makeup, and motion of the matter in the universe as you prepare for a career in the industry (like aerospace or data science), or further graduate study.Explore the universe through the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, one of the most significant alltime astronomy projects.Get a firm grounding in the sciences through courses in physics, mathematics, computer science, chemistry, geology, astronomy, and astrophysics.Jump into research by working with faculty and graduate students on topics like star cluster and galaxy evolution, infrared and radio astronomy, and stellar and interstellar gas chemistry and dynamics, with data collected from Sloan, the Green Bank Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, WHAM telescope in Chile, and the McDonald Observatory in the Davis Mountains of west Texas.

Program Key Stats

$47960 (Annual cost)



38 %

Eligibility Criteria

2.8
30
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1245
6.5
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Additional Information & Requirements

Official high school transcript, Letter of recommendation (1-Teacher, 1-Counselor) and Essay, Resume, Typical SAT scores: Math (550-650), Critical reading (530-630), Writing (530-640), ACT Composite (25-30), Average GPA 3.53, TOEFL: IBT-80, PBT- 550, IELTS-6.5

Career Options

  • Recent Astronomy graduates enter graduate study in astronomy
  • astrophysics
  • or physics
  • Others choose to begin careers in the industry or at observatories

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