2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Astronomy in Arizona

Astronomy isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #451 in popularity out of 1095 majors in the country. 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 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Astronomy in Arizona ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 7 master's degrees in astronomy to qualified students.

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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.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Astronomy in Arizona

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

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

1

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Arizona if you wish to pursue a master's degree in astronomy. University of Arizona is a very large public university located in the large city of Tucson. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in astronomy in Arizona. More information about a master’s in astronomy from University of Arizona

2

Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Northern Arizona University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in astronomy. 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 #2 in quality for master's degrees in astronomy in Arizona. More information about a master’s in astronomy from Northern Arizona University

Best Astronomy Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	520	12
New Mexico	145	3

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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
Planetary Astronomy & Science	12
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.