2025 Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in the Southeast Region
4Colleges in the Southeast Region
176Astronomy Degrees Awarded
$40,467Avg Early-Career Salary
Astronomy & Astrophysics is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #219 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of astronomy & astrophysics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 176 degrees in astronomy & astrophysics annually.
Your choice of astronomy & astrophysics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Astronomy & Astrophysics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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Best Schools for Astronomy & Astrophysics in the Southeast Region
The schools below may not offer all types of astronomy degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Any student who is interested in astronomy & astrophysics has to check out University of Virginia - Main Campus. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #35 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 29 astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year.
University of Florida is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in astronomy & astrophysics. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were approximately 35 astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in astronomy & astrophysics. Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were approximately 20 astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat College of Charleston if you want to pursue a degree in astronomy & astrophysics. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, C of C is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 6th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were approximately 9 astronomy & astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at C of C 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 astronomy & astrophysics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Astronomy & Astrophysics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
