2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Astronomy & Astrophysics in the New England Region

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Astronomy & Astrophysics in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 26 doctor's degrees in astronomy and astrophysics to qualified students.

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

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of astronomy and astrophysics students usually has them for a 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.

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Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Astronomy & Astrophysics in the New England Region

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Astronomy Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

16 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MA

#1 Best Quality In MA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Harvard University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in astronomy and astrophysics. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in astronomy and astrophysics in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 16 astronomy and astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent data year.

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2

Boston University
Boston, MA

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MA

#3 Best Quality In MA

Boston University is a popular option for students interested in a doctor's degree in astronomy and astrophysics. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in astronomy and astrophysics in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 5 astronomy and astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In MA

#4 Best Quality In MA

University of Massachusetts Amherst is a popular choice for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in astronomy and astrophysics. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Amherst. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in astronomy and astrophysics in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 4 astronomy and astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent data year.

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4

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Most Popular In MA

#2 Best Quality In MA

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in astronomy and astrophysics has to take a look at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in astronomy and astrophysics in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 1 astronomy and astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

Brown University
Providence, RI

#1 Most Popular In RI

Brown is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Providence. More information about a doctorate in astronomy and astrophysics from Brown University

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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.