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2023 Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in District of Columbia

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Finding the Best Astronomy & Astrophysics School for You

Astronomy & Astrophysics is the #165 most popular major in District of Columbia with 3 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 1 schools in District of Columbia 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.

Check out the astronomy programs at this school if you want to attend one of the most popular in District of Columbia.

Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the most popular school in District of Columbia for astronomy and astrophysics students. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Full Astronomy & Astrophysics at George Washington University Report

Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 102
New York 81
Maryland 46
New Jersey 52
Delaware 0

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 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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