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2024 Best Other Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools

6 Colleges in the United States
95 Other Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Awarded
Other Astronomy & Astrophysics degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #1004 out of the 1506 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

College Factual reviewed 6 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of other astronomy & astrophysics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 95 degrees in other astronomy & astrophysics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Other Astronomy & Astrophysics School

Best Other Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools Your choice of other astronomy & astrophysics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for other astronomy & astrophysics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Other Astronomy & Astrophysics
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The other astronomy & astrophysics 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 Other Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Other Astronomy & Astrophysics in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of other astronomy & astrophysics degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Schools in Other Astronomy & Astrophysics

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL

Every student who is interested in other astronomy & astrophysics has to check out Northwestern University. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were about 6 other astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
45.5% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in other astronomy & astrophysics has to take a look at University of California - Los Angeles. UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.

There were about 11 other astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WY

Any student who is interested in other astronomy & astrophysics needs to take a look at University of Wyoming. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 7 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wyoming.

There were roughly 7 other astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at UW in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In FL

It's hard to beat Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach if you wish to pursue a degree in other astronomy & astrophysics. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Daytona Beach. This university ranks 4th out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were about 10 other astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach in the most recent data year.

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Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA

Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.

There were approximately 3 other astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent data year.

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College of Charleston
Charleston, SC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In SC

C of C is a fairly large public college located in the city of Charleston. This college ranks 8th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were about 5 other astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at C of C in the most recent data year.

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Astronomy 765
Astrophysics 460
Planetary Astronomy & Science 55

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