Astronomy and Astrophysics programs in California
21 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in California
Natural Sciences Managers in California earn a median of $210,230 a year across 14,950 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in California |
|---|---|---|
| Physicists | $207,490 | 5,930 |
| Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | $133,230 | 1,410 |
| Physics Teachers, Postsecondary | $139,420 | 1,130 |
| Astronomers | $123,540 | 110 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabrillo College Aptos | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Crafton Hills College Yucaipa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| El Camino Community College District Torrance | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Fullerton College Fullerton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Glendale Community College Glendale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Hartnell College Salinas | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Irvine Valley College Irvine | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| MiraCosta College Oceanside | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Monterey Peninsula College Monterey | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Moorpark College Moorpark | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Moorpark College Moorpark | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Orange Coast College Costa Mesa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Palomar College San Marcos | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Palomar College San Marcos | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Saddleback College Mission Viejo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| San Diego City College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Santiago Canyon College Orange | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Solano Community College Fairfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Southwestern College Chula Vista | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Astronomy and Astrophysics — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.