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2023 Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Undergraduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,375 people earned a degree or certificate in astronomy and astrophysics, making the major the #221 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Undergraduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for astronomy majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

#1

Moorpark College

Moorpark, CA

Our analysis found Moorpark College to be the most popular school for astronomy and astrophysics students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Moorpark College is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Moorpark.

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#2

Palomar College

San Marcos, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Palomar College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of San Marcos, Palomar College is a public college with a large student population.

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Astronomy & Astrophysics by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 averages are for the top 2 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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