2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Astronomy & Astrophysics in Florida

Astronomy & Astrophysics isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #179 in popularity out of 338 majors in the country. 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.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Florida to determine which ones were the most popular for astronomy and astrophysics students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 49 bachelor's degrees in astronomy and astrophysics during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Astronomy & Astrophysics School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in astronomy matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Astronomy & Astrophysics in Florida ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality astronomy and astrophysics program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for astronomy and astrophysics.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Astronomy & Astrophysics in Florida

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

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

1

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

21 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Florida is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in astronomy and astrophysics. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF 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 astronomy and astrophysics in Florida.

There were about 21 astronomy and astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year.

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2

Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, FL

17 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Florida Institute of Technology if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in astronomy and astrophysics. Florida Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Melbourne.

There were roughly 17 astronomy and astrophysics individuals who graduated with this degree at Florida Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach, FL

11 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In FL

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in astronomy and astrophysics has to check out Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Daytona Beach. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in astronomy and astrophysics in Florida.

There were roughly 11 astronomy and astrophysics individuals who graduated with this degree at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach in the most recent data year.

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Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	220	17
Virginia	206	17
South Carolina	188	4

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Astronomy & Astrophysics Related Rankings by Major

Astronomy & Astrophysics is one of 8 different types of Physical Sciences programs to choose from.

Astronomy Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Astronomy & Astrophysics	27
Astronomy	21
Planetary Astronomy & Science	1

Majors Similar to Astronomy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	584
Physics	272
Geological & Earth Sciences	143
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	49
Other Physical Science	1

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.