2024 Best Astronomy Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York

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 2 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for astronomy students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 35 bachelor's degrees in astronomy during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to astronomy students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other astronomy students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized astronomy related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for astronomy students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Astronomy Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Astronomy in New York

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in astronomy.

Top New York Schools for a Bachelor's in Astronomical Sciences

1

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Cornell University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in astronomy. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in astronomy from Cornell University

2

Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY

12 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Stony Brook University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in astronomy. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.More information about a bachelor’s in astronomy from Stony Brook University

Best Astronomy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Astronomy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	698	57
Maryland	370	31
Delaware	224	0

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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	13

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.