2023 Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Doctor's Degree School for You
Astronomy & Astrophysics is the #197 most popular major in the country with 371 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 46 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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.
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2023 Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for astronomy majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in the United States for astronomy and astrophysics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 53% of the astronomy majors at the school.
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Out of the 46 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 2 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.
Women make up 20% of the astronomy majors at the school.
Read full report on Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of Arizona
Out of the 46 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Princeton University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Princeton.
Women make up 10% of the astronomy majors at the school.
Full Astronomy & Astrophysics at Princeton University Report
Out of the 46 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Read full report on Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of California - Los Angeles
Out of the 46 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, California Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Caltech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Pasadena.
Women make up 43% of the astronomy majors at the school.
University of Maryland - College Park ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.
About 50% of the students majoring in astronomy at the school are women while 50% are male.
Read full report on Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of Maryland - College Park
Cornell University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree astronomy and astrophysics programs. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 6 students majoring in astronomy at Cornell, 50% are male and 50% are female.
University of California - Santa Cruz came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Santa Cruz.
About 67% of the students majoring in astronomy at the school are women while 33% are male.
Read full report on Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of California - Santa Cruz
Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Women make up 60% of the astronomy majors at the school.
Read full report on Astronomy & Astrophysics at Columbia University in the City of New York
Rochester Institute of Technology came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Women make up 40% of the astronomy majors at the school.
Read full report on Astronomy & Astrophysics at Rochester Institute of Technology
Astronomy & Astrophysics by Region
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Astronomy & Astrophysics Related Majors
Astronomy & Astrophysics is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| Chemistry | 5,005 |
| Physics | 3,727 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 2,491 |
| Materials Sciences | 448 |
| Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology | 342 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 26 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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