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2023 Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Master'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 Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 43 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master'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.

Check out the astronomy master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Princeton University the most popular school in the United States for astronomy and astrophysics students working on their master’s degree. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Princeton.

Women make up 29% of the astronomy majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California Institute of Technology is a great place for astronomy and astrophysics students working on their master’s degree. Caltech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Pasadena.

Women make up 63% of the astronomy majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for astronomy and astrophysics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 45% of the astronomy majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Colorado Boulder helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular astronomy and astrophysics schools in the United States. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the city of Boulder.

Of the 10 students majoring in astronomy at CU - Boulder, 80% are male and 20% are female.

Full Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of Colorado Boulder Report

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Master’s Degree Schools list. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.

Women make up 40% of the astronomy majors at the school.

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#6

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in astronomy at Harvard, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

With a ranking of #6, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for astronomy and astrophysics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 56% of the astronomy majors at the school.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for astronomy and astrophysics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 38% of the astronomy majors at the school.

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University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for astronomy and astrophysics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

About 25% of the students majoring in astronomy at the school are women while 75% are male.

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#10

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree astronomy and astrophysics programs. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego.

About 17% of the students majoring in astronomy at the school are women while 83% are male.

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Astronomy & Astrophysics is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

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 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).

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