2024 Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in the New England Region
3Colleges in the New England Region
119Astronomy Degrees Awarded
When it comes to popularity, astronomy & astrophysics sits in the middle of the road, ranking #219 out of 395 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 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 119 degrees in astronomy & astrophysics during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The astronomy program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Astronomy & Astrophysics rankings. For our Best Overall Astronomy & Astrophysics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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Best Schools for Astronomy & Astrophysics in the New England Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the astronomy degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Massachusetts Amherst is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in astronomy & astrophysics. UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Amherst. This university ranks 11th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 20 astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in astronomy & astrophysics has to look into Williams College. Williams is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Williamstown. A Best Colleges rank of #68 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Williams is a great college overall.
There were approximately 5 astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at Williams in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in astronomy & astrophysics has to check out Boston University. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were roughly 18 astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in astronomy & astrophysics needs to check out Smith College. Located in the suburb of Northampton, Smith is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 19th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 2 astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at Smith 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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The astronomy program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Astronomy & Astrophysics rankings. For our Best Overall Astronomy & Astrophysics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
