A degree in astronomy is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #479 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Astronomy Schools in Massachusetts ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 51 degrees in astronomy during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The astronomical sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Astronomy rankings. For our Best Overall Astronomy School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Astronomy Schools in Massachusetts list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the astronomical sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Massachusetts Schools in Astronomical Sciences
Any student who is interested in astronomy has to take a look at University of Massachusetts Amherst. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 20 astronomy students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in astronomy needs to look into Boston University. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were about 18 astronomy students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Smith College if you want to pursue a degree in astronomy. Smith is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Northampton. This college ranks 19th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 2 astronomy students who graduated with this degree at Smith in the most recent year we have data available.
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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The astronomical sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Astronomy rankings. For our Best Overall Astronomy School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
