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Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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2023 Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

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

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 Rocky Mountains Region to see which master's degree 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 Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Colorado Boulder to be the most popular school for astronomy and astrophysics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boulder.

About 20% of the students majoring in astronomy at the school are women while 80% are male.

Full Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of Colorado Boulder Report

Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Colleges by State

Explore the best astronomy and astrophysics colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 73
Utah 5
Idaho 0
Wyoming 7

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

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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