2024 Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in the Southeast Region
7Colleges in the Southeast Region
131Astronomy Degrees Awarded
Astronomy & Astrophysics is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #219 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 131 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. We derive our Best Overall Astronomy & Astrophysics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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Best Schools for Astronomy & Astrophysics in the Southeast Region
The schools below may not offer all types of astronomy degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Every student who is interested in astronomy & astrophysics needs to take a look at University of Virginia - Main Campus. University of Virginia is a very large public university located in the small suburb of Charlottesville. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 25 astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year.
University of Florida is a great option for students pursuing a degree in astronomy & astrophysics. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were approximately 28 astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in astronomy & astrophysics. Located in the small city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 77 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were about 10 astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach in the most recent data year.
Emory University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in astronomy & astrophysics. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.
There were roughly 3 astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were roughly 8 astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Charleston, C of C is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 8th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were approximately 5 astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at C of C 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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Your choice of astronomy & astrophysics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Astronomy & Astrophysics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
