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2023 Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in Florida

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In 2020-2021, 12 degrees and certificates were awarded to astronomy and astrophysics students who went to a Florida college or university. This makes it the #174 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Florida to see which 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Colleges.

Our analysis found Florida Institute of Technology to be the most popular school for astronomy and astrophysics students who want to pursue a degree in Florida. Florida Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Melbourne.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great place for astronomy and astrophysics students. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

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Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 8
Georgia 0
Tennessee 2
Arkansas 2

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

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 2 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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