2023 Most Popular Colleges for Physics and Astronomy
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Ranked Colleges
38
Degrees Awarded
$31,500
Avg Cost*
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Physics and Astronomy Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Physics and Astronomy is the 356th most popular major in the country with 38 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, physics and astronomy graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $0 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Physics and Astronomy Major” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in physics and astronomy. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in physics and astronomy.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Well Attended Physics and Astronomy Major
The colleges and universities below are the best for physics and astronomy students.
Top 2 Most Popular Colleges for Physics and Astronomy
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Physics and Astronomy Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #1 spot on the list. UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 ’s physics and astronomy degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full UK Physics and Astronomy Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Physics and Astronomy Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Albion College landed the #2 spot on the list. Albion College is a small school located in Albion, Michigan that handed out 0 ’s physics and astronomy degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Physics and Astronomy at Albion
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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