by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Astronomy Major in Georgia” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,375 people earned their degree in astronomy and astrophysics, making the major the 219th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, astronomy and astrophysics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,221 and had an average of $24,484 in loans still to pay off.
Across Georgia, there were 21 astronomy and astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 astronomy and astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,491 and $29,433 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Astronomy Major in Georgia” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in astronomy and astrophysics. That schools that top this list have a program in astronomy and astrophysics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The astronomy school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Astronomy Major in Georgia”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for georgia bachelor’s degree astronomy students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Agnes Scott College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Astronomy Major in Georgia list. Decatur, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s astronomy degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Astronomy Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Valdosta State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Valdosta, Georgia, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s astronomy degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Astronomy Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #3 spot on the list. UGA is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 8 bachelors’s astronomy degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Astronomy Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the #4 spot on the list. Emory University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Astronomy Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Oglethorpe University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s astronomy degrees in 2020-2021.
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