2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Astronomy & Astrophysics in the New England Region

A doctor's degree in astronomy and astrophysics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #95 out of 295 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Astronomy & Astrophysics in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 26 doctor's degrees in astronomy and astrophysics to qualified students.

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

The astronomy doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Astronomy & Astrophysics in the New England Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of astronomy and astrophysics students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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. Plus, you can view our other rankings for astronomy and astrophysics.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Astronomy & Astrophysics in the New England Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in astronomy and astrophysics.

Most Well Attended Schools for Astronomy Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

16 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MA

#1 Best Quality In MA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Harvard University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in astronomy and astrophysics. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in astronomy and astrophysics in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 16 astronomy and astrophysics individuals who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

Boston University
Boston, MA

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MA

#3 Best Quality In MA

Boston University is a popular option for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in astronomy and astrophysics. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in astronomy and astrophysics in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 5 astronomy and astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In MA

#4 Best Quality In MA

University of Massachusetts Amherst is a popular decision for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in astronomy and astrophysics. UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the suburb of Amherst. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in astronomy and astrophysics in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 4 astronomy and astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in astronomy and astrophysics from University of Massachusetts Amherst

4

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Most Popular In MA

#2 Best Quality In MA

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in astronomy and astrophysics needs to look into Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in astronomy and astrophysics in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 1 astronomy and astrophysics students who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in astronomy and astrophysics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

5

Brown University
Providence, RI

#1 Most Popular In RI

Brown is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Providence. More information about a doctorate in astronomy and astrophysics from Brown University

Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Colleges by State

Explore the most popular astronomy and astrophysics colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	147	21
Connecticut	95	2
Rhode Island	75	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Astronomy

One of 8 majors within the Physical Sciences area of study, Astronomy & Astrophysics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Astronomy Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Astronomy	13
Planetary Astronomy & Science	11
Astrophysics	2

Majors Similar to Astronomy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	240
Physics	187
Geological & Earth Sciences	60
Materials Sciences	3
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	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.