Astronomy and Planetary Sciences

Graduate School
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<p>Please recommend strong Ph.D. programs in this field of study.</p>

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<p>Is it true that there is a PhD in this field awarded to a minority only once every 13 years? I heard this statistic and it jumped out as being insane. Aren’t Asians well represented in the mathematical sciences?</p>

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<p>First, here’s some stats and whatnot on the field: [Thinking</a> about Graduate School in Astronomy? Another View.](<a href=“http://www.donbarry.org/~don/jobmarket.html]Thinking”>http://www.donbarry.org/~don/jobmarket.html)</p>

<p>Here’s some reports on scholarly activity at various institutions: [Bulletin</a> of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 37, No. 1, 2005](<a href=“http://www.aip.org/baas/vol_37toc.html]Bulletin”>http://www.aip.org/baas/vol_37toc.html)</p>

<p>Here’s a site that gives you rankings of Astronomy programs by fit (based on input time to degree, tuition, etc.): [Astronomy</a> Rankings — PhDs.org Graduate School Guide](<a href=“http://graduate-school.phds.org/rankings/astronomy]Astronomy”>http://graduate-school.phds.org/rankings/astronomy)</p>