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2023 Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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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.

The Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 master's degree.

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arizona the most popular school in the Southwest Region for astronomy and astrophysics students working on their master’s degree. 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.

Full Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of Arizona Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Read full report on Astronomy & Astrophysics at The University of Texas at Austin

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular astronomy and astrophysics schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces.

Women make up 50% of the astronomy majors at the school.

Full Astronomy & Astrophysics at New Mexico State University - Main Campus Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for astronomy and astrophysics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Northern Arizona University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree astronomy and astrophysics programs. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.

Read full report on Astronomy & Astrophysics at Northern Arizona University

Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 11
Arizona 31
New Mexico 5

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 6 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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