2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Planetary Astronomy & Science in California

If you're seeking a Bachelor's Degree in planetary astronomy and science, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #917 one in the country in terms of popularity.As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the most popular for planetary astronomy and science students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 5 bachelor's degrees in planetary astronomy and science to qualified students.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Planetary Astronomy & Science in California

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for planetary astronomy and science students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Planetary Astronomy and Science Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

3 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of California - Berkeley if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in planetary astronomy and science. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in planetary astronomy and science in California. More information about a bachelor’s in planetary astronomy and science from University of California - Berkeley

2

California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA

2 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in planetary astronomy and science needs to check out California Institute of Technology. Located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena, Caltech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in planetary astronomy and science in California. More information about a bachelor’s in planetary astronomy and science from California Institute of Technology

Best Planetary Astronomy & Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Planetary Astronomy & Science Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded

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Planetary Astronomy & Science Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Majors Related to Planetary Astronomy and Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Astrophysics	103
Astronomy	4

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.