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Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

13 Colleges
$31,221 Avg Salary
$24,484 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, astronomy and astrophysics was ranked #221 in the country. In fact 1,375 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the astronomy bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Illinois Institute of Technology the best school in the Great Lakes Region for astronomy and astrophysics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for astronomy and astrophysics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best astronomy and astrophysics schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for astronomy and astrophysics students working on their bachelor’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree astronomy and astrophysics programs. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree astronomy and astrophysics programs. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

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Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #8 on this year’s Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for astronomy and astrophysics students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the town of Athens.

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Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 57
Ohio 64
Illinois 74
Indiana 23
Wisconsin 30

One of 8 majors within the area of study, astronomy and astrophysics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 21,239
Physics 13,674
Geological & Earth Sciences 7,821
General Physical Sciences 3,823
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 1,140

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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