2023 Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools
Finding the Best Astronomy & Astrophysics School for You
In 2020-2021, 1,375 people earned a degree or certificate in astronomy and astrophysics, making the major the #221 most popular in the United States.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 152 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Astronomy & Astrophysics program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in the United States
Check out the astronomy programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 15% Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Santa Cruz the most popular school in the United States for astronomy and astrophysics students. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz.
After completing their degree, astronomy graduates from UC Santa Cruz carry an average student debt load of $20,500.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools list. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.
Astronomy majors at CU - Boulder take out an average of $22,422 in student loans while working on their egree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.
The average amount in student loans that astronomy majors at UC Berkeley take out is $18,967.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - College Park is a great place for astronomy and astrophysics students. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.
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University of Arizona came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools ranking. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.
University of California - Los Angeles ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #9, Princeton University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for astronomy and astrophysics students. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Princeton.
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Harvard University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Florida Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for astronomy and astrophysics students. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the small city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for astronomy and astrophysics students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.
The average amount in student loans that astronomy majors at UT Austin take out is $25,982.
Full Astronomy & Astrophysics at The University of Texas at Austin Report
With a ranking of #13, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for astronomy and astrophysics students. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #14, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for astronomy and astrophysics students. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
California Institute of Technology came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools ranking. Caltech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pasadena.
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With a ranking of #14, University of Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for astronomy and astrophysics students. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for astronomy and astrophysics students. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Read full report on Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools ranking. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.
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Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools ranking. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.
On average, astronomy graduates from UMN Twin Cities take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
Full Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report
Michigan State University ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.
Full Astronomy & Astrophysics at Michigan State University Report
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Astronomy & Astrophysics students that almost earned our Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | Amherst, MA |
| 24 | Whitman College | Walla Walla, WA |
| 25 | Boston University | Boston, MA |
| 26 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | Honolulu, HI |
| 27 | Monterey Peninsula College | Monterey, CA |
| 27 | San Diego State University | San Diego, CA |
| 29 | Indiana University - Bloomington | Bloomington, IN |
| 29 | Northwestern University | Evanston, IL |
Astronomy & Astrophysics by Region
View the Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools for a specific region near you.
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| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
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Astronomy & Astrophysics Related Majors
Astronomy & Astrophysics is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Astronomy
| 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 25 schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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