2025 Best Astronomy Schools in Massachusetts

A degree in astronomy is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #479 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for astronomy students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 75 degrees in astronomy annually.

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Astronomy Rankings by Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Astronomy Schools in Massachusetts list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Astronomy in Massachusetts

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the astronomical sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Massachusetts Schools in Astronomical Sciences

1

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in astronomy needs 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 pursuing a degree in astronomy has to take a look at Boston University. Boston U is a very 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 in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
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.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Planetary Astronomy & Science	27
Astrophysics	19
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.