Astronomy Colleges

Astronomy is a general program lasting anywhere from four to eight years that focuses on the planetary, galactic, and stellar phenomena occurring in outer space. Astronomy students are taught celestial mechanics, cosmology, stellar physics, galactic evolution, quasars, stellar distribution and motion, interstellar medium, atomic and molecular constituents of astronomical phenomena, planetary science, solar system evolution, and specific methodologies such as optical astronomy, radioastronomy, and theoretical astronomy.

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,223 per year (In-State)
$ 12,853 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,394 per year (In-State)
$ 13,578 per year (Out-of-State)

Cabrillo College

Aptos, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 780 per year (In-State)
$ 5,700 per year (Out-of-State)

Crafton Hills College

Yucaipa, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 762 per year (In-State)
$ 4,900 per year (Out-of-State)

El Camino College

Torrance, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 624 per year (In-State)
$ 4,704 per year (Out-of-State)

Fullerton College

Fullerton, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 624 per year (In-State)
$ 4,200 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Colorado at Boulder

Boulder, Colorado
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,446 per year (In-State)
$ 21,900 per year (Out-of-State)

Wesleyan University

Middletown, Connecticut
Avg. School Cost:
$ 32,976 per year

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
Avg. School Cost:
$ 31,460 per year

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,147 per year (In-State)
$ 15,632 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,638 per year (In-State)
$ 15,858 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Hawaii at Hilo

Hilo, Hawaii
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,472 per year (In-State)
$ 8,040 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois
Avg. School Cost:
$ 7,042 per year (In-State)
$ 21,128 per year (Out-of-State)

Indiana University-Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,291 per year (In-State)
$ 18,687 per year (Out-of-State)

Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,100 per year

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,890 per year (In-State)
$ 16,276 per year (Out-of-State)

Benedictine College

Atchison, Kansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 15,110 per year

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,824 per year (In-State)
$ 13,277 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Maryland-College Park

College Park, Maryland
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,566 per year (In-State)
$ 18,890 per year (Out-of-State)

Amherst College

Amherst, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 32,395 per year

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 31,530 per year

Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 32,430 per year

Smith College

Northampton, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 30,520 per year

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,390 per year (In-State)
$ 14,850 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan
Avg. School Cost:
$ 9,024 per year (In-State)
$ 27,412 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 7,140 per year (In-State)
$ 18,770 per year (Out-of-State)

Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire
Avg. School Cost:
$ 31,770 per year

Barnard College

New York, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 29,364 per year

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 31,924 per year

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 31,300 per year

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,350 per year (In-State)
$ 10,610 per year (Out-of-State)

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, Ohio
Avg. School Cost:
$ 28,400 per year

Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio
Avg. School Cost:
$ 7,509 per year (In-State)
$ 18,732 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,430 per year (In-State)
$ 15,241 per year (Out-of-State)

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, Ohio
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,000 per year (In-State)
$ 7,472 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

Norman, Oklahoma
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,862 per year (In-State)
$ 10,755 per year (Out-of-State)

Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 29,570 per year

Eastern University

Wayne, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,830 per year

Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 32,480 per year

Haverford College

Haverford, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 31,466 per year

Rice University

Houston, Texas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,203 per year

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,972 per year (In-State)
$ 16,310 per year (Out-of-State)

Brigham Young University

Provo, Utah
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,410 per year

University of Virginia

Charlottesville, Virginia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,602 per year (In-State)
$ 22,346 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,103 per year (In-State)
$ 19,400 per year (Out-of-State)