If you plan on majoring in astrophysics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #598 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of astrophysics. Combined, these schools handed out 158 degrees in astrophysics to qualified students.
Your choice of astrophysics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Astrophysics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Astrophysics Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of astrophysical sciences degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of California - Berkeley is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in astrophysics. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were approximately 54 astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in astrophysics needs to look into University of California - Los Angeles. UCLA is a very large public university located in the city of Los Angeles. This university ranks 4th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 41 astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in astrophysics has to take a look at University of California - Santa Cruz. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 13th out of 161 schools 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).
Your choice of astrophysics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Astrophysics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
