2024 Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in the Plains States Region
4Colleges in the Plains States Region
44Astronomy 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.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for astronomy & astrophysics students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 44 degrees in astronomy & astrophysics to qualified students.
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.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Astronomy & Astrophysics in the Plains States 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in astronomy & astrophysics. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were about 23 astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year.
Iowa State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in astronomy & astrophysics. Iowa State is a very large public university located in the small city of Ames. A Best Colleges rank of #75 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.
There were about 1 astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Iowa is a good decision for students interested in a degree in astronomy & astrophysics. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were about 10 astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in astronomy & astrophysics needs to look into University of Kansas. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 47 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were approximately 9 astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at KU 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.
