2024 Best Astronomy Schools in the Far Western US Region
3Colleges in the Far Western US Region
95Astronomical Sciences Degrees Awarded
A degree in astronomy is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #479 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Astronomy Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 95 degrees in astronomy during the 2021-2022 academic year.
The astronomical sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Astronomy rankings. For our Best Overall Astronomy School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Astronomy Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Astronomy in the Far Western US Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the astronomical sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Far Western US Region Schools in Astronomical Sciences
University of Washington - Seattle Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in astronomy. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were about 38 astronomy students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.
University of California - Santa Cruz is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in astronomy. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Santa Cruz. This university ranks 19th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 12 astronomy students who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent year we have data available.
San Diego State University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in astronomy. SDSU is a fairly large public university located in the city of San Diego. This university ranks 22nd out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 10 astronomy students who graduated with this degree at SDSU in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
The astronomical sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Astronomy rankings. For our Best Overall Astronomy School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
