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

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

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Finding the Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Master'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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Astronomy & Astrophysics program at each school on the list.

Check out the astronomy master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arizona the most popular school in the Southwest Region for astronomy and astrophysics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in astronomy at University of Arizona, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

Women make up 75% of the astronomy majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular astronomy and astrophysics schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in astronomy at NMSU Main Campus, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

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Northern Arizona University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 45
Arizona 55
Oklahoma 7
New Mexico 12

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 6 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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