2023 Best Other Astronomy & Astrophysics Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Astronomy & Astrophysics for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 95 people earned their degree in other astronomy and astrophysics, making the major the 1004th most popular in the United States.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Astronomy & Astrophysics for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other astronomy and astrophysics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other astronomy and astrophysics programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other astronomy and astrophysics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Astronomy & Astrophysics for a Doctorate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Other Astronomy & Astrophysics for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Astronomy & Astrophysics for a Doctorate”.

Top 2 Best Other Astronomy & Astrophysics Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

1

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

7 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Astronomy & Astrophysics for a Doctorate. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s other astronomy and astrophysics degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

UCLA also made our “Best Other Astronomy & Astrophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2.Of the 44,589 students enrolled at University of California - Los Angeles, 7 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,071. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UCLA]](/colleges/university-of-california-los-angeles/student-life/veterans/)

2

Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

1 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Astronomy & Astrophysics for a Doctorate list. Northwestern University is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 5 doctorate’s other astronomy and astrophysics degrees in 2020-2021.

Northwestern also made our “Best Other Astronomy & Astrophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 22,603 students enrolled at Northwestern University were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $399. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Northwestern University]](/colleges/northwestern-university/student-life/veterans/)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.