2025 Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in Massachusetts
2Colleges in Massachusetts
130Astronomy Degrees Awarded
$40,467Avg Early-Career Salary
Astronomy & Astrophysics is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #219 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 130 degrees in astronomy & astrophysics to qualified students.
The astronomy 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 Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in Massachusetts.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.
Best Schools for Astronomy & Astrophysics in Massachusetts
The schools below may not offer all types of astronomy degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Any student who is interested in astronomy & astrophysics needs to check out University of Massachusetts Amherst. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public university located in the city of Amherst. This university ranks 10th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 20 astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available.
Boston University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in astronomy & astrophysics. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 13 astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.
Smith College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in astronomy & astrophysics. Smith is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Northampton. This college ranks 21st out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 9 astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at Smith 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).
