2024 Best Astrophysics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you plan on majoring in astrophysics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #598 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

There was only one school in the Middle Atlantic Region to review for the 2024 Best Astrophysics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Astrophysics Schools List

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 Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Astrophysics in the Middle Atlantic Region

The schools below may not offer all types of astrophysical sciences degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Astrophysical Sciences

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in astrophysics needs to look into Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in astrophysics from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

40.0% Growth in Graduates

Rochester Institute of Technology is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in astrophysics. Located in the suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in astrophysics from Rochester Institute of Technology

Best Astrophysics Colleges by State

Explore the best astrophysics colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	23
Pennsylvania	978	29
New Jersey	614	52

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Astrophysics Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Astronomy	176
Other Astronomy & Astrophysics	4

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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.