2025 Best Astronomy Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Astronomy Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 71 bachelor's degrees in astronomy to qualified students.

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

The astronomical sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Astronomy Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region.

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. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Astronomy in the Southwest Region

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

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Astronomical Sciences

1

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in astronomy needs to look into University of Arizona. University of Arizona is a very large public university located in the city of Tucson.More information about a bachelor’s in astronomy from University of Arizona

2

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

29 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in astronomy needs to check out The University of Texas at Austin. UT Austin is a very large public university located in the large city of Austin.More information about a bachelor’s in astronomy from The University of Texas at Austin

Best Astronomy Colleges by State

Explore the best astronomy schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	572	27
Oklahoma	377	1
Arizona	356	23

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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	20
Planetary Astronomy & Science	12
Other Astronomy & 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.