2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Astronomy in the Southwest Region

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.

College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Astronomy in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 67 bachelor's degrees in astronomy during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Astronomy School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The astronomical sciences bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Astronomy in the Southwest Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

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. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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. 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 the Southwest Region

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

1

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

33 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In TX

#1 Best Quality In TX

The University of Texas at Austin is a popular choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in astronomy. UT Austin is a very large public university located in the city of Austin. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in astronomy in Texas.

There were roughly 33 astronomy individuals who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in astronomy from The University of Texas at Austin

2

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

26 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In AZ

#1 Best Quality In AZ

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in astronomy has to take a look at University of Arizona. University of Arizona is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tucson. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in astronomy in Arizona.

There were approximately 26 astronomy students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in astronomy from University of Arizona

3

Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ

5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In AZ

#3 Best Quality In AZ

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in astronomy needs to check out Northern Arizona University. NAU is a very large public university located in the small city of Flagstaff. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in astronomy in Arizona.

There were approximately 5 astronomy individuals who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in astronomy from Northern Arizona University

4

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott
Prescott, AZ

2 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In AZ

#2 Best Quality In AZ

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in astronomy. Embry-Riddle Prescott is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Prescott. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in astronomy in Arizona.

There were about 2 astronomy individuals who graduated with this degree at Embry-Riddle Prescott in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in astronomy from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott

5

Baylor University
Waco, TX

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In TX

#2 Best Quality In TX

Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Waco. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in astronomy in Texas.

There were about 1 astronomy individuals who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in astronomy from Baylor University

6

Rice University
Houston, TX

#3 Most Popular In TX

Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. More information about a bachelor’s in astronomy from Rice University

6

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Norman, OK

#1 Most Popular In OK

University of Oklahoma is a very large public university located in the suburb of Norman. More information about a bachelor’s in astronomy from University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

Best Astronomy Colleges by State

Explore the most popular astronomy colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	544	35
Oklahoma	390	0
Arizona	342	21

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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.

Most Popular Majors Related to Astronomical Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Astrophysics	19

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.