2025 Best Physics and Astronomy Bachelor's Degree Schools

Physics and Astronomybachelor's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #963 out of the 1232 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of physics and astronomy. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 24 bachelor's degrees in physics and astronomy during the <nil> academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to physics and astronomy students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other physics and astronomy students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized physics and astronomy related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for physics and astronomy students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Physics and Astronomy Bachelor's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Physics and Astronomy in the United States

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

Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Physics and Astronomy

1

Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ

14 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Northern Arizona University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in physics and astronomy. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in physics and astronomy from Northern Arizona University

2

University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in physics and astronomy has to look into University of Kentucky. UK is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lexington.More information about a bachelor’s in physics and astronomy from University of Kentucky

Physics and Astronomy by Region

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Rankings in Majors Related to Physics and Astronomy

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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.