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2023 Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Astronomy & Astrophysics School for You

Astronomy & Astrophysics is the #197 most popular major in the country with 371 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the New England Region 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

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the most popular school for astronomy and astrophysics students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best astronomy and astrophysics schools in the New England Region . MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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#5

Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT

The excellent programs at Wesleyan University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best astronomy and astrophysics schools in the New England Region . Wesleyan U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Middletown.

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#6

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in the New England Region list. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

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Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 37
Connecticut 1
Rhode Island 0

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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