2024 Best Astronomy Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
6
Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
125
Bachelor's Degrees
If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in
astronomy, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #341 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for astronomy students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 125 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 astronomy for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality astronomical sciences program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on astronomy students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - The number of astronomy students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized astronomy related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for astronomy students working on their bachelor's degree.
More Ways to Rank Astronomy Schools
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Astronomy Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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