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2024 Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor's Degree Schools

43 Colleges in the United States
979 Bachelor's Degrees
$31,221 Avg Early-Career Salary
Astronomy & Astrophysics is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #168 out of the 363 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual looked at 43 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 979 bachelor's degrees in astronomy & astrophysics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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

Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor's Degree Schools The astronomy bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for astronomy & astrophysics students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Astronomy & Astrophysics in the United States

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

10 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Astronomy

1
21 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in astronomy & astrophysics needs to look into University of Chicago. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in astronomy & astrophysics from University of Chicago

2
49 Annual Graduates
$19,500 Median Student Debt

University of California - Berkeley is a good decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in astronomy & astrophysics. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in astronomy & astrophysics from University of California - Berkeley

3
32 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of California - Los Angeles if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in astronomy & astrophysics. UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a bachelor’s in astronomy & astrophysics from University of California - Los Angeles

4
27 Annual Graduates
$42,770 Median Starting Salary
$25,250 Median Student Debt

The University of Texas at Austin is a good option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in astronomy & astrophysics. UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Austin.

Those astronomy & astrophysics students who get their bachelor's degree from The University of Texas at Austin earn $11,549 more than the standard astronomy grad.

More information about a bachelor’s in astronomy & astrophysics from The University of Texas at Austin

5
21 Annual Graduates

UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign.More information about a bachelor’s in astronomy & astrophysics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

6
26 Annual Graduates
$19,500 Median Student Debt

UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the large city of Madison.More information about a bachelor’s in astronomy & astrophysics from University of Wisconsin - Madison

7
17 Annual Graduates

UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the suburb of Amherst.More information about a bachelor’s in astronomy & astrophysics from University of Massachusetts Amherst

8
31 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in astronomy & astrophysics from University of Maryland - College Park

9
19 Annual Graduates
$25,406 Median Student Debt

University of Arizona is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tucson.More information about a bachelor’s in astronomy & astrophysics from University of Arizona

10
30 Annual Graduates
$20,500 Median Student Debt

Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in astronomy & astrophysics from Ohio State University - Main Campus

Astronomy & Astrophysics by Region

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Astronomy & Astrophysics is one of 8 different types of Physical Sciences programs to choose from.

Astronomy Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Astronomy 559
Astrophysics 343
Other Astronomy & Astrophysics 60
Planetary Astronomy & Science 17

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 14,951
Physics 8,290
Geological & Earth Sciences 5,119
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 755
General Physical Sciences 320
Other Physical Science 274
Materials Sciences 203
Physics and Astronomy 15

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