by our College Data Analytics TeamThere was only one school in California to review for the 2025 Best Planetary Astronomy & Science Schools in California ranking.
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The planetary astronomy and science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Planetary Astronomy & Science Schools in California. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.
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 planetary astronomy and science degrees they offer, see the list below.
Any student pursuing a degree in planetary astronomy & science needs to check out University of California - Berkeley. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Berkeley.More information about a degree in planetary astronomy & science from University of California - Berkeley
Explore all the Best Planetary Astronomy & Science Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
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One of 3 majors within the Astronomy & Astrophysics area of study, Planetary Astronomy & Science has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| Astrophysics | 158 |
| Astronomy | 36 |
| Other Astronomy & Astrophysics | 6 |
More about our data sources and methodologies.