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Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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2023 Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Graduate Certificate School for You

Astronomy & Astrophysics is the #221 most popular major in the country with 1,375 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 1 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate 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.

The following school tops our list of the Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for astronomy and astrophysics students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 4 students majoring in astronomy at Columbia, 75% are male and 25% are female.

Full Astronomy & Astrophysics at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Colleges by State

Explore the best astronomy and astrophysics schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 102
New York 81
Maryland 46
New Jersey 52
District of Columbia 3
Delaware 0

Astronomy & Astrophysics is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar 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 values are for the top school 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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