2024 Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
8Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
284Astronomy Degrees Awarded
$29,362Avg Early-Career Salary
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.
College Factual reviewed 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of astronomy & astrophysics. Combined, these schools handed out 284 degrees in astronomy & astrophysics to qualified students.
Your choice of astronomy & astrophysics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for astronomy & astrophysics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Astronomy & Astrophysics in the Middle Atlantic Region
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.
Every student pursuing a degree in astronomy & astrophysics needs to look into University of Maryland - College Park. UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of College Park. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were roughly 45 astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available.
Cornell University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in astronomy & astrophysics. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were about 12 astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in astronomy & astrophysics has to look into Rochester Institute of Technology. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester. This school ranks 22nd out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 10 astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at RIT in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in astronomy & astrophysics has to check out Johns Hopkins University. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.
There were approximately 1 astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 18th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 12 astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Stony Brook in the most recent data year.
Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the city of New Brunswick. This university ranks 3rd out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 13 astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #79 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.
There were about 1 astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent data year.
RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy. This school ranks 9th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 1 astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at RPI in the most recent data year.
Union College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Schenectady. This college ranks 43rd out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 1 astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at Union College in the most recent year we have data available.
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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Your choice of astronomy & astrophysics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for astronomy & astrophysics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
