2025 Best Astronomy Schools in the Southeast 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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Astronomy Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 85 degrees in astronomy annually.

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Astronomy Rankings by Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Astronomy Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college 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 Southeast 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 Southeast Region Schools in Astronomical Sciences

1

University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

13.8% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Virginia - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in astronomy. Located in the midsize suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in astronomy from University of Virginia - Main Campus

2

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

35 Astronomical Sciences Degrees Awarded

20.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Florida is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in astronomy. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in astronomy from University of Florida

Best Astronomy Colleges by State

Explore the best astronomy colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	715	28
Georgia	690	13
Virginia	630	26

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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
Other Astronomy & Astrophysics	72
Astrophysics	15
Planetary Astronomy & Science	4

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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.