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

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 Florida to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of astronomy and astrophysics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 9 doctor's degrees in astronomy and astrophysics during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Astronomy & Astrophysics in Florida

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 Florida
Gainesville, FL

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Florida is a popular choice for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in astronomy and astrophysics. UF is a very large public university located in the city of Gainesville. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in astronomy and astrophysics in Florida. More information about a doctorate in astronomy and astrophysics from University of Florida

2

Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, FL

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Florida Institute of Technology is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in astronomy and astrophysics. Located in the city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. More information about a doctorate in astronomy and astrophysics from Florida Institute of Technology

Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Virginia	126	9
Georgia	124	4
Arkansas	57	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	7
Other Astronomy & Astrophysics	2

Majors Similar to Astronomy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	126
Physics	68
Geological & Earth Sciences	36
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	12
Materials Sciences	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.