Most Focused Astronomy And Astrophysics Schools in Pennsylvania
Astronomy And Astrophysics is available at many schools, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. To top this list, a school awards a larger share of its degrees in astronomy and astrophysics than other colleges that offer the major.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared the degree focus of the 5 schools in Pennsylvania offering astronomy and astrophysics.
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Most Focused Schools for Astronomy And Astrophysics in Pennsylvania
Below are the schools where astronomy and astrophysics makes up the largest share of degrees in Pennsylvania.
Most Focused Astronomy And Astrophysics Schools
Leading the list of the most focused astronomy and astrophysics schools is Haverford College. Haverford College is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Haverford. About 2% of the degrees Haverford College awards are in astronomy and astrophysics, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year.
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A rank of #2 makes Franklin And Marshall College one of the most focused schools for astronomy and astrophysics. Located in the city of Lancaster, Franklin And Marshall College is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in astronomy and astrophysics, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year.
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A rank of #3 makes Pennsylvania State University Main Campus one of the most focused schools for astronomy and astrophysics. Located in the city of University Park, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus is a public university. At this school, roughly 0.3% of all degrees awarded are in astronomy and astrophysics, or about 48 graduates in the most recent year.
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A rank of #4 makes Villanova University one of the most focused schools for astronomy and astrophysics. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova University is a private not-for-profit university. About 0.2% of the degrees Villanova University awards are in astronomy and astrophysics, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year.
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Carnegie Mellon University is one of the most focused astronomy and astrophysics schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Set in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University is a private not-for-profit institution. Astronomy And Astrophysics accounts for around 0.1% of the degrees granted here, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
- 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 our data about colleges.
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