2024 Best Planetary Astronomy & Science Schools in the Southwest Region

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in planetary astronomy & science. It is ranked #1082 out of 1506 major degree programs in terms of popularity. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for planetary astronomy & science students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 13 degrees in planetary astronomy & science to qualified students.

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

• Best Overall Planetary Astronomy & Science Schools List

Planetary Astronomy & Science 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 Planetary Astronomy & Science Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Planetary Astronomy & Science in the Southwest 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 planetary astronomy and science degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Southwest Region Schools in Planetary Astronomy and Science

1

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

It's difficult to beat University of Arizona if you wish to pursue a degree in planetary astronomy & science. University of Arizona is a very large public university located in the city of Tucson.More information about a degree in planetary astronomy & science from University of Arizona

2

Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ

It is difficult to beat Northern Arizona University if you wish to pursue a degree in planetary astronomy & science. NAU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Flagstaff.More information about a degree in planetary astronomy & science from Northern Arizona University

Best Planetary Astronomy & Science Colleges by State

Explore the best planetary astronomy & science colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	670	13

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Planetary Astronomy & Science Related Rankings by Major

Planetary Astronomy & Science is one of 3 different types of Astronomy & Astrophysics programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Planetary Astronomy and Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Astronomy	79
Astrophysics	26
Other Astronomy & Astrophysics	1

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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.