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Colleges offering master's degrees in Astronomy

35 U.S. colleges and universities offer Astronomy at the master level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 4 Associate 33 Bachelor 70 Master 35 PhD 29

Most schools offering it: California (28), Arizona (12), Massachusetts (11), New York (8), Pennsylvania (8), Texas (5)

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Showing 1–24 of 35 schools

UA
Public

Astronomy: 9 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
56,365
Retention
83%
Programs
307
Awards 2024-25
12,522
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BU
Private nonprofit

Boston University

Boston, MA

Astronomy: 9 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
37,737
Retention
95%
Programs
299
Awards 2024-25
13,285
CampusOnlineHybrid
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OSU
Public

Astronomy: 8 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
61,443
Retention
94%
Programs
253
Awards 2024-25
16,558
CampusOnlineHybrid
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SDS
Public

Astronomy: 8 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
41,137
Retention
91%
Programs
180
Awards 2024-25
11,392
CampusOnlineHybrid
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CU
Private nonprofit

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Astronomy: 8 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
26,793
Retention
98%
Programs
171
Awards 2024-25
9,154
CampusHybrid
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UHM
Public

Astronomy: 8 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
20,028
Retention
81%
Programs
134
Awards 2024-25
4,836
CampusOnlineHybrid
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YU
Private nonprofit

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Astronomy: 8 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
15,564
Retention
99%
Programs
132
Awards 2024-25
5,610
CampusHybrid
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UF
Public

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Astronomy: 7 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
56,311
Retention
98%
Programs
190
Awards 2024-25
18,849
CampusOnlineHybrid
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NU
Private nonprofit

Astronomy: 7 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
23,856
Retention
98%
Programs
234
Awards 2024-25
8,806
CampusOnlineHybrid
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SFS
Public

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

Astronomy: 7 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
22,563
Retention
83%
Programs
129
Awards 2024-25
5,688
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UC
Private nonprofit

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Astronomy: 7 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
18,566
Retention
99%
Programs
121
Awards 2024-25
6,960
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UW
Public

Astronomy: 6 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
51,044
Retention
96%
Programs
262
Awards 2024-25
19,199
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UVC
Public

Astronomy: 6 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
26,409
Retention
98%
Programs
123
Awards 2024-25
9,098
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UMA
Public

Astronomy: 4 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
52,855
Retention
97%
Programs
254
Awards 2024-25
16,680
CampusOnlineHybrid
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WU
Private nonprofit

Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT

Astronomy: 4 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
4,011
Retention
95%
Programs
52
Awards 2024-25
958
CampusHybrid
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UI
Public

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Astronomy: 3 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
30,779
Retention
90%
Programs
231
Awards 2024-25
9,128
CampusOnlineHybrid
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