2024 Best Astrophysics Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
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Astrophysical Sciences Degrees Awarded
Astrophysics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #598 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Astrophysics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 67 degrees in astrophysics during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Astrophysics School
Your choice of 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 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.
Astrophysics Rankings by Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Astrophysics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Astrophysics in the Great Lakes Region
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 astrophysical sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Astrophysical Sciences
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
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Most Popular In WI
University of Wisconsin - Madison is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in astrophysics. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were roughly 26 astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in astrophysics from University of Wisconsin - Madison
Every student who is interested in astrophysics has to look into Michigan State University. Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 22 astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in astrophysics from Michigan State University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IN
Indiana University - Bloomington is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in astrophysics. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a fairly 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 about 1 astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in astrophysics from Indiana University - Bloomington
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IL
Illinois Institute of Technology is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in astrophysics. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago. This school ranks 9th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 4 astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at Illinois Tech in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in astrophysics from Illinois Institute of Technology
Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 10 astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in astrophysics from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
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