2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Astronomy & Astrophysics in Illinois

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Astronomy & Astrophysics in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 44 bachelor's degrees in astronomy and astrophysics during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Astronomy & Astrophysics School for Your Bachelor's Degree

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for astronomy and astrophysics, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for astronomy and astrophysics.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Astronomy & Astrophysics in Illinois

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in astronomy and astrophysics.

Most Well Attended Schools for Astronomy Students Working on Their Bachelor's

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

34 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in astronomy and astrophysics. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Champaign. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in astronomy and astrophysics in Illinois.

There were approximately 34 astronomy and astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in astronomy and astrophysics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

6 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Chicago is a popular decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in astronomy and astrophysics. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in astronomy and astrophysics in Illinois.

There were about 6 astronomy and astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent year we have data available.

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Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL

4 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IL

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in astronomy and astrophysics has to check out Illinois Institute of Technology. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in astronomy and astrophysics in Illinois.

There were roughly 4 astronomy and astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at Illinois Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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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.