2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Planetary Astronomy & Science in the Southeast Region

When it comes to popularity, a doctor's degree in planetary astronomy and science sits in the middle of the road, ranking #396 out of 815 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 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Planetary Astronomy & Science in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4 doctor's degrees in planetary astronomy and science during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

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. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for planetary astronomy and science.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Planetary Astronomy & Science in the Southeast Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in planetary astronomy and science.

Most Well Attended Schools for Planetary Astronomy and Science Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In AR

#1 Best Quality In AR

University of Arkansas is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in planetary astronomy and science. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in planetary astronomy and science in Arkansas. More information about a doctorate in planetary astronomy and science from University of Arkansas

2

Hampton University
Hampton, VA

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in planetary astronomy and science needs to look into Hampton University. Hampton is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Hampton. More information about a doctorate in planetary astronomy and science from Hampton University

Best Planetary Astronomy & Science Colleges by State

Explore the most popular planetary astronomy and science colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Virginia	176	0
Arkansas	73	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Planetary Astronomy and Science

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

Majors Similar to Planetary Astronomy and Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Astronomy	19
Astrophysics	3
Other Astronomy & Astrophysics	2

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.