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

A bachelor's degree in astronomy is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #384 out of 1137 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Astronomy in Indiana ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 10 bachelor's degrees in astronomy to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Astronomy School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in astronomical sciences matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Astronomy in Indiana ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of astronomy students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Astronomy Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for astronomy.

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

Below you'll see a list of 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

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Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, IN

9 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in astronomy needs to take a look at Indiana University - Bloomington. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public university located in the city of Bloomington. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in astronomy in Indiana.

There were roughly 9 astronomy students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in astronomy from Indiana University - Bloomington

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Ball State University
Muncie, IN

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IN

Ball State University is a popular decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in astronomy. Ball State is a very large public university located in the small city of Muncie. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in astronomy in Indiana.

There were roughly 1 astronomy students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in astronomy from Ball State University

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Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, IN

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Valparaiso University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in astronomy. Valpo is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Valparaiso. More information about a bachelor’s in astronomy from Valparaiso University

Best Astronomy Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Astronomy Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	615	15
Ohio	598	29
Illinois	541	17

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Astronomy Related Rankings by Major

Astronomy is one of 3 different types of Astronomy & Astrophysics programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Astronomical Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Astronomy & Astrophysics	2

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.