2025 Best Astronomy Schools in the New England Region

Astronomy is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #479 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Astronomy Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 91 degrees in astronomy to qualified students.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Astronomy Schools in the New England Region 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 the New England Region

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 New England Region Schools in Astronomical Sciences

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University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in astronomy has to take a look at University of Massachusetts Amherst. Located in the small city of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in astronomy from University of Massachusetts Amherst

2

Boston University
Boston, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in astronomy has to check out Boston University. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston.More information about a degree in astronomy from Boston University

Best Astronomy Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	854	51
Connecticut	538	9
Rhode Island	436	0
New Hampshire	395	1
Vermont	352	1

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Astronomy Related Rankings by Major

One of 3 majors within the Astronomy & Astrophysics area of study, Astronomy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Astronomical Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Planetary Astronomy & Science	27
Astrophysics	24
Other Astronomy & Astrophysics	9

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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.