2024 Best Astrophysics Schools in the Southwest Region
3Colleges in the Southwest Region
26Astrophysical Sciences Degrees Awarded
A degree in astrophysics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #598 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 reviewed 3 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of astrophysics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 26 degrees in astrophysics during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of astrophysics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Astrophysics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Astrophysics Schools in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Astrophysics in the Southwest Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the astrophysical sciences degree levels they offer.
Top Southwest Region Schools in Astrophysical Sciences
Baylor University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in astrophysics. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 3 astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in astrophysics has to look into University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman. This university ranks 1st out of 32 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were roughly 6 astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at University of Oklahoma in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat Arizona State University - Tempe if you want to pursue a degree in astrophysics. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were about 6 astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe 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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Your choice of astrophysics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Astrophysics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
