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2023 Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in Michigan

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Finding the Best Astronomy & Astrophysics School for You

In 2020-2021, 13 degrees and certificates were awarded to astronomy and astrophysics students who went to a Michigan college or university. This makes it the #160 most popular major in the state.

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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Michigan 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 schools top our list of the Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Colleges.

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the most popular school in Michigan for astronomy and astrophysics students. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 3 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 2 spot on the list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Michigan Technological University is a great place for astronomy and astrophysics students. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Astronomy & Astrophysics at Michigan Technological University Report

Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 27
Ohio 12
Indiana 6
Wisconsin 4

One of 8 majors within the area of study, astronomy and astrophysics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Astronomy

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 3 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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