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2023 Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in the Southwest Region

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$42,770 Avg Salary
$25,982 Avg Student Debt

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.

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 Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southwest 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

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Our analysis found University of Arizona to be the most popular school for astronomy and astrophysics students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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The excellent programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best astronomy and astrophysics schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for astronomy and astrophysics students. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Astronomy & Astrophysics at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a great place for astronomy and astrophysics students. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Las Cruces.

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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

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#6

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for astronomy and astrophysics students. It came in at #6 on the list. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

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Northern Arizona University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular astronomy and astrophysics programs. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.

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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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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