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Finding the Best Physics and Astronomy Master's Degree School for You

Physics and Astronomy is the #299 most popular major in the country with 23 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 Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 1 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Physics and Astronomy program at each school on the list.

The school below is the most popular for physics and astronomy majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Kentucky the most popular school in the United States for physics and astronomy students working on their master’s degree. UK is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

Women make up 11% of the physics and astronomy majors at the school.

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Physics and Astronomy by Region

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Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 5,005
Physics 3,727
Geological & Earth Sciences 2,491
Materials Sciences 448
Astronomy & Astrophysics 371

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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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