2025 Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Astronomy & Astrophysics is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #168 out of the 363 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for astronomy & astrophysics students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 118 bachelor's degrees in astronomy & astrophysics during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on astronomy & astrophysics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of astronomy & astrophysics students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt astronomy & astrophysics students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized astronomy & astrophysics related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for astronomy & astrophysics students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools

The astronomy school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Astronomy & Astrophysics in the New England Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in astronomy & astrophysics.

Top New England Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Astronomy

1

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

21 Annual Graduates

University of Massachusetts Amherst is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in astronomy & astrophysics. Located in the small city of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in astronomy & astrophysics from University of Massachusetts Amherst

2

Boston University
Boston, MA

17 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in astronomy & astrophysics has to check out Boston University. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston.More information about a bachelor’s in astronomy & astrophysics from Boston University

Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Colleges by State

Explore the best astronomy & astrophysics colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	238	71
Connecticut	183	8
New Hampshire	157	1
Rhode Island	157	0
Maine	156	0
Vermont	155	1

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Astronomy & Astrophysics Related Rankings by Major

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

Astronomy Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Astronomy	73
Astrophysics	26
Other Astronomy & Astrophysics	10
Planetary Astronomy & Science	9

Most Popular Majors Related to Astronomy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	843
Physics	743
Geological & Earth Sciences	371
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	27
General Physical Sciences	21
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.