2024 Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan

Astronomy & Astrophysics isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #168 in popularity out of 363 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 44 bachelor's degrees in astronomy & astrophysics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on astronomy & astrophysics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of astronomy & astrophysics students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt astronomy & astrophysics students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized astronomy & astrophysics related body.

Our full 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.

More Ways to Rank Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Astronomy & Astrophysics in Michigan

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in astronomy & astrophysics.

Top Michigan Schools for a Bachelor's in Astronomy

1

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

15 Annual Graduates

Michigan State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in astronomy & astrophysics. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in astronomy & astrophysics from Michigan State University

2

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

19 Annual Graduates

$19,258 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in astronomy & astrophysics has to look into University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the astronomy program make around $19,258 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in astronomy & astrophysics from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	252	52
Illinois	241	47
Indiana	235	17
Wisconsin	213	26

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Astronomy & Astrophysics Related Rankings by Major

One of 8 majors within the Physical Sciences area of study, Astronomy & Astrophysics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Astronomy Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Astronomy	29
Astrophysics	15

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	367
Physics	217
Geological & Earth Sciences	155
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	21
Other Physical Science	11
General Physical Sciences	2

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.