2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Astronomy & Astrophysics in the Rocky Mountains 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 reviewed 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of astronomy and astrophysics. Combined, these schools handed out 12 doctor's degrees in astronomy and astrophysics to qualified students.

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Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Astronomy & Astrophysics in the Rocky Mountains 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

University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO

11 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CO

#1 Best Quality In CO

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Colorado Boulder if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in astronomy and astrophysics. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in astronomy and astrophysics in Colorado. More information about a doctorate in astronomy and astrophysics from University of Colorado Boulder

2

Brigham Young University - Provo
Provo, UT

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In UT

#1 Best Quality In UT

Brigham Young University - Provo is a popular choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in astronomy and astrophysics. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly 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 Utah. More information about a doctorate in astronomy and astrophysics from Brigham Young University - Provo

Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Colleges by State

Explore the most popular astronomy and astrophysics schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	115	3
Utah	91	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
Astrophysics	11
Astronomy	1

Majors Similar to Astronomy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	111
Physics	90
Geological & Earth Sciences	64
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	29
Materials Sciences	5

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.