2024 Best Planetary Astronomy & Science Schools in Arizona

If you're seeking a degree in planetary astronomy & science, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #1082 one in the country in terms of popularity.While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the best for planetary astronomy & science students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 13 degrees in planetary astronomy & science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Pick Your Planetary Astronomy & Science Degree Level

The planetary astronomy and science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Planetary Astronomy & Science Schools in Arizona. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Planetary Astronomy & Science in Arizona

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the planetary astronomy and science degree levels they offer.

Top Arizona Schools in Planetary Astronomy and Science

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University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Arizona is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in planetary astronomy & science. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in planetary astronomy & science from University of Arizona

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ

Northern Arizona University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in planetary astronomy & science. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in planetary astronomy & science from Northern Arizona University

Best Planetary Astronomy & Science Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Planetary Astronomy & Science Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded

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Rankings in Majors Related to Planetary Astronomy and Science

One of 3 majors within the Astronomy & Astrophysics area of study, Planetary Astronomy & Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Astronomy	36
Astrophysics	6

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.