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2023 Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in the Southeast 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.

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southeast 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.

Our 2023 rankings named Florida Institute of Technology the most popular school in the Southeast Region for astronomy and astrophysics students. Located in the small city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Astronomy & Astrophysics at Florida Institute of Technology Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great place for astronomy and astrophysics students. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

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#3

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

The excellent programs at Vanderbilt University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best astronomy and astrophysics schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Astronomy & Astrophysics at Vanderbilt University Report

#3

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas is a great place for astronomy and astrophysics students. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

Full Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of Arkansas Report

#5

Hampton University

Hampton, VA

Out of the 7 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hampton University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Hampton, Hampton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

With a ranking of #6, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for astronomy and astrophysics students. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of Florida Report

With a ranking of #6, Georgia State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for astronomy and astrophysics students. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Astronomy & Astrophysics at Georgia State University Report

Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Colleges by State

Explore the best astronomy and astrophysics schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 8
Florida 12
Georgia 0
Tennessee 2
Arkansas 2

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

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 7 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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