2024 Best Astronomy Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in astronomy, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #341 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for astronomy students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 65 bachelor's degrees in astronomy to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to astronomy students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other astronomy students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized astronomy related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Astronomy in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Astronomical Sciences

1

University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO

60 Annual Graduates

University of Colorado Boulder is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in astronomy. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in astronomy from University of Colorado Boulder

2

Brigham Young University - Provo
Provo, UT

5 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in astronomy has to check out Brigham Young University - Provo. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in astronomy from Brigham Young University - Provo

Best Astronomy Colleges by State

Explore the best astronomy colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	415	5
Colorado	316	60

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Rankings in Majors Related to Astronomical Sciences

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

Most Popular Majors Related to Astronomical Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Astronomy & Astrophysics	7

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.