2025 Best Astrophysics Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Astrophysics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #598 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.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Astrophysics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 59 degrees in astrophysics to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Astrophysics Schools List

Astrophysics 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 Astrophysics Schools in the Great Lakes 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 Astrophysics in the Great Lakes Region

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 astrophysical sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Astrophysical Sciences

1

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great option for students pursuing a degree in astrophysics. UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the large city of Madison.More information about a degree in astrophysics from University of Wisconsin - Madison

2

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4.3% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in astrophysics needs to take a look at Michigan State University. Michigan State is a very large public university located in the city of East Lansing.More information about a degree in astrophysics from Michigan State University

Best Astrophysics Colleges by State

Explore the best astrophysics colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	939	13
Michigan	915	22
Illinois	870	5
Indiana	737	1
Wisconsin	672	26

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Astrophysics Related Rankings by Major

One of 3 majors within the Astronomy & Astrophysics area of study, Astrophysics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Astrophysical Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Astronomy	173
Other Astronomy & Astrophysics	11
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.