2025 Best Astrophysics Schools in the Far Western US Region
3Colleges in the Far Western US Region
172Astrophysical Sciences Degrees Awarded
A degree in astrophysics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #598 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.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Astrophysics Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 172 degrees in astrophysics annually.
The astrophysical sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Astrophysics rankings. We derive our Best Overall Astrophysics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Astrophysics Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Astrophysics in the Far Western US Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the astrophysical sciences degree levels they offer.
Top Far Western US Region Schools in Astrophysical Sciences
It's hard to beat University of California - Berkeley if you want to pursue a degree in astrophysics. UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were roughly 54 astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.
University of California - Los Angeles is a good option for students pursuing a degree in astrophysics. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 41 astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.
University of California - Santa Cruz is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in astrophysics. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Santa Cruz. This university ranks 13th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 49 astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent data year.
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).
The astrophysical sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Astrophysics rankings. We derive our Best Overall Astrophysics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
