2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Astronomy in California

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in astronomy, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #384 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the most popular for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of astronomy. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4 bachelor's degrees in astronomy during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for astronomy.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Astronomy in California

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in astronomy.

Most Well Attended Schools for Astronomical Sciences Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

San Diego State University
San Diego, CA

3 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in astronomy needs to check out San Diego State University. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in astronomy in California. More information about a bachelor’s in astronomy from San Diego State University

2

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Southern California if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in astronomy. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. More information about a bachelor’s in astronomy from University of Southern California

Best Astronomy Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Astronomy Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	527	27
Hawaii	177	12

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Rankings in Majors Related to Astronomical Sciences

One of 3 majors within the Astronomy & Astrophysics area of study, Astronomy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Astronomical Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Astrophysics	103
Planetary Astronomy & Science	5

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.