2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Astrophysics in the Far Western US Region

Astrophysics isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #493 in popularity out of 1137 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Astrophysics in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 112 bachelor's degrees in astrophysics during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Astrophysics School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in astrophysical sciences matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Astrophysics in the Far Western US Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for astrophysics, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Astrophysics Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for astrophysics.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Astrophysics in the Far Western US Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in astrophysics.

Most Well Attended Schools for Astrophysical Sciences Students Working on Their Bachelor's

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University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

50 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CA

#3 Best Quality In CA

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in astrophysics has to look into University of California - Berkeley. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in astrophysics in California.

There were roughly 50 astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in astrophysics from University of California - Berkeley

2

University of California - Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA

28 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In CA

#4 Best Quality In CA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of California - Santa Cruz if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in astrophysics. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public university located in the city of Santa Cruz. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in astrophysics in California.

There were roughly 28 astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in astrophysics from University of California - Santa Cruz

3

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

19 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In CA

#2 Best Quality In CA

University of California - Los Angeles is a popular option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in astrophysics. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in astrophysics in California.

There were about 19 astrophysics individuals who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in astrophysics from University of California - Los Angeles

4

California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA

6 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Most Popular In CA

#1 Best Quality In CA

California Institute of Technology is a popular decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in astrophysics. Caltech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in astrophysics in California.

There were about 6 astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at Caltech in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in astrophysics from California Institute of Technology

4

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI

6 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In HI

#1 Best Quality In HI

University of Hawaii at Manoa is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in astrophysics. UH Manoa is a large public university located in the city of Honolulu. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in astrophysics in Hawaii.

There were about 6 astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at UH Manoa in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in astrophysics from University of Hawaii at Manoa

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Whitman College
Walla Walla, WA

3 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In WA

Whitman is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Walla Walla.

There were roughly 3 astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at Whitman in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in astrophysics from Whitman College

Best Astrophysics Colleges by State

Explore the most popular astrophysics schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	629	81
Washington	527	3
Hawaii	177	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Astrophysical Sciences

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

Most Popular Majors Related to Astrophysical Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Astronomy	51
Planetary Astronomy & Science	5

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.