2024 Best Astronomy Schools in Illinois

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of astronomy. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 54 degrees in astronomy during the 2021-2022 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Astronomy Schools List

Pick Your Astronomy Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Astronomy Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Astronomy in Illinois

The schools below may not offer all types of astronomical sciences degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Illinois Schools in Astronomical Sciences

1

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6.7% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in astronomy needs to check out University of Chicago. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a degree in astronomy from University of Chicago

2

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

It's hard to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you want to pursue a degree in astronomy. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Champaign.More information about a degree in astronomy from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Best Astronomy Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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Rankings in Majors Related to Astronomical Sciences

Astronomy is one of 3 different types of Astronomy & Astrophysics programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Astronomical Sciences

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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.