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Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in Colorado

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2023 Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in Colorado

1 College
$37,212 Avg Salary
$22,422 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Astronomy & Astrophysics School for You

In 2020-2021, 73 degrees and certificates were awarded to astronomy and astrophysics students who went to a Colorado college or university. This makes it the #131 most popular major in the state.

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 Colorado ranking. This report analyzed 1 schools in Colorado to see which ones were the most popular 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.

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

Our analysis found University of Colorado Boulder to be the most popular school for astronomy and astrophysics students who want to pursue a degree in Colorado. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, astronomy graduates from CU - Boulder take out $22,422 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 5
Idaho 0
Wyoming 7

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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