Other Astronomy & Astrophysics degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #1004 out of the 1506 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Other Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 116 degrees in other astronomy & astrophysics annually.
Choosing a Great Other Astronomy & Astrophysics School
Your choice of other astronomy & astrophysics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for other astronomy & astrophysics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Other Astronomy & Astrophysics Degree Level
The other astronomy & astrophysics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Other Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools.
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Best Schools for Other Astronomy & Astrophysics in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of other astronomy & astrophysics degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Every student who is interested in other astronomy & astrophysics needs to look into University of California - Los Angeles. UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 6 other astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach if you wish to pursue a degree in other astronomy & astrophysics. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Daytona Beach. This university ranks 7th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were about 20 other astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat College of Charleston if you wish to pursue a degree in other astronomy & astrophysics. C of C is a large public college located in the city of Charleston. This college ranks 6th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were roughly 9 other astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at C of C in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
Your choice of other astronomy & astrophysics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for other astronomy & astrophysics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
