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

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.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the most popular for astronomy students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 20 bachelor's degrees in astronomy to qualified students.

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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 Virginia

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

University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

16 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Virginia - Main Campus is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in astronomy. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in astronomy in Virginia. More information about a bachelor’s in astronomy from University of Virginia - Main Campus

2

George Mason University
Fairfax, VA

4 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In VA

George Mason University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in astronomy. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in astronomy in Virginia. More information about a bachelor’s in astronomy from George Mason University

Best Astronomy Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	473	8
Georgia	447	9

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Rankings in Majors Related to Astronomical Sciences

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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.