2024 Best Astronomy Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

a doctor's degree in astronomy is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #181 out of 862 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of astronomy. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 9 doctor's degrees in astronomy during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on astronomy students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of astronomy students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized astronomy related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for astronomy students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Astronomy Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Astronomy Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Astronomy in Illinois

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in astronomy.

Top Illinois Schools for a Doctorate in Astronomical Sciences

1

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in astronomy has to look into University of Chicago. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in astronomy from University of Chicago

2

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in astronomy needs to check out University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in astronomy from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Best Astronomy Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Astronomy Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	257	3
Ohio	253	3
Indiana	202	0
Wisconsin	163	4

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Astronomy Related Rankings by Major

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

Majors Similar to Astronomical Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Astronomy & Astrophysics	5

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.