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2022 Best Planetary Astronomy & Science Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

2 Colleges in the New England Region
5 Master's Degrees
You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Master's Degree in planetary astronomy and science. It is ranked #789 out of 1095 major degree programs in terms of popularity. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Planetary Astronomy & Science Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 5 master's degrees in planetary astronomy and science during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

  • Major Focus - How much a school focuses on planetary astronomy and science students vs. other majors.
  • Major Demand - How many other planetary astronomy and science students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
  • Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
  • Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized planetary astronomy and science related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for planetary astronomy and science students working on their master's degree.

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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 Planetary Astronomy & Science Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Planetary Astronomy & Science in the New England Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in planetary astronomy and science.

Top New England Region Schools for a Master's in Planetary Astronomy and Science

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in planetary astronomy and science has to take a look at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in planetary astronomy and science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in planetary astronomy and science has to take a look at Harvard University. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Cambridge.More information about a master’s in planetary astronomy and science from Harvard University

Best Planetary Astronomy & Science Colleges by State

Explore the best planetary astronomy and science schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 526 7

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Astronomy 14
Other Astronomy & Astrophysics 9

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.

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