If you plan on majoring in astronomy, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #479 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Indiana to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of astronomy. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 20 degrees in astronomy during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Astronomy Schools in Indiana ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the astronomical sciences degree levels they offer.
Indiana University - Bloomington is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in astronomy. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.
There were roughly 13 astronomy students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available.
Ball State University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in astronomy. Ball State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Muncie. This university ranks 6th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were approximately 2 astronomy students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in astronomy has to take a look at Valparaiso University. Located in the large suburb of Valparaiso, Valpo is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 16th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were about 5 astronomy students who graduated with this degree at Valpo in the most recent data year.
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).
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