2024 Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in Indiana
2Colleges in Indiana
23Astronomy Degrees Awarded
Astronomy & Astrophysics isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #219 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in Indiana ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 23 degrees in astronomy & astrophysics to qualified students.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in Indiana ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Astronomy & Astrophysics in Indiana
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the astronomy degree levels they offer.
It is difficult to beat Indiana University - Bloomington if you want to pursue a degree in astronomy & astrophysics. IU Bloomington is a very large public university located in the city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.
There were roughly 14 astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat Ball State University if you wish to pursue a degree in astronomy & astrophysics. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were about 2 astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Valparaiso University if you want to pursue a degree in astronomy & astrophysics. Valpo is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Valparaiso. This university ranks 16th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were about 5 astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at Valpo in the most recent data year.
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).
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