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This is a list of Astronomy degree granting Institutions. This list is frequently updated, but for more information please contact the specific institution of your choice. If you are a department chair and would like to make corrections, please email the AAS Education Department.
| Institution | Department Chair | Address | Undergrad Degrees | Graduate Degrees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alabama | Prof. Stan Jones | Dept. of Physics & Astronomy |
Astronomy Minor | M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| University of Arizona | Prof. Peter Strittmatter | Dept. of Astronomy Steward Observatory N204 P.O. Box 210065 Tuscon, AZ 85721-0065 |
B.S. Astronomy | Ph.D. Astronomy |
| Arizona State University | Prof. Barry Ritchie | Dept. of Physics & Astronomy |
B.S. Physics w/ Astronomy emphasis | M.S. and Ph.D. Physics w/Astronomy emphasis |
| Ball State University | Prof. David Ober | Dept. of Physics & Astronomy Muncie, IN 47306 |
Astronomy minor | Ed.D. in Physics w/ Astronomy emphasis |
| Boston University | Prof. James Jackson | Dept. of Astronomy 725 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, MA 02215 |
Astronomy, Geophysics and Planetary Sciences, Astronomy and Physics | M.A. and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| University of California at Berkeley | Prof. Donald Backer | Dept. of Astronomy 601 Campbell Hall Berkeley, CA 94720-3411 |
Astrophysics major | M.A. and Ph.D. Astrophysics |
| University of California at Los Angeles | Prof. Ferdinand Coroniti | Dept. of Physics & Astronomy Box 951547 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1562 |
Astrophysics | Ph.D. Astronomy |
| University of California at San Diego | Prof. John Goodkind | Dept. of Physics 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093-0354 |
B.S. Physics w/Astronomy specialization | M.S. and Ph.D. Physics |
| University of California at Santa Barbara | Prof. James Allen | Dept. of Physics Broida Hall, Building 572 Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9530 |
B.A. and B.S. Physics | Ph.D. Physics |
| University of California at Santa Cruz | Prof. Sandra Faber | Dept. of Astronomy & Astrophysics 1156 High Street Santa Cruz, CA 95064 |
B.S. Physics (Astrophysics) | Ph.D. Astrophysics |
| California Institute of Technology | Prof. Thomas Tombrello | Dept. of Astronomy 105-24 Caltech 1201 E. California Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91125 |
B.S. Astrophysics | M.S. and Ph.D. Astrophysics |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Prof. Fred Gilman | Dept. of Physics Wean Hall 7325 5000 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890 |
B.S. Physics w/tracks in Astrophysics | M.S. and Ph.D. Physics |
| Case Western Reserve University | Prof. R. Earle Luck | Dept. of Astronomy 422 AW Smith Building 10900 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44106-7215 |
B.A. and B.S. Astronomy | M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| University of Chicago | Prof. Michael Turner | Dept. of Astronomy & Astrophysics 5640 S. Ellis Avenue Chicago, IL 606037 |
B.A. Physics w/Astronomy specialization | M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| Colgate University | Prof. Joseph Amato | Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 13 Oak Drive Hamilton, NY 13346-1398 |
B.A. Astronomy-Physics | N/A |
| University of Colorado at Boulder | Prof. James Green | Dept. of Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences Campus Box 391 Boulder, CO 80309-0391 |
B.A. Astronomy | M.S. and Ph.D. Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences |
| Columbia University | Prof. David Helfand | Dept. of Astronomy Pupin Physics Lab Room 1328, Mail Code 5246 550 West 120th Street New York City, NY 10027 |
B.A. Astronomy and Astrophysics | M.A., MPhil., and Ph.D. Astronomy and Astrophysics |
| Cornell University | Prof. Joseph Veverka | Dept. of Astronomy 312 Space Sciences Bldg. Ithaca, NY 14853-6801 |
Astronomy major | M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| Dartmouth College | Prof. Walter E. Lawrence | Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 6127 Wilder Laboratory Hanover, NH 03755-3528 |
Astronomy major | M.S. and Ph.D. Physics w/Astronomy specialization |
| University of Delaware | Prof. George Hadjipanayis | Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 223 Sharp Laboratory Newark, DE 19716 |
B.A. and B.S. Physics w/Astronomy emphasis | M.A., M.S., and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| University of Florida | Prof. Stanley Dermott | Dept. of Astronomy |
Astronomy major | M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| Georgia State University | Prof. H. Richard Miller | Dept. of Physics & Astronomy Science Annex, Suite 400 29 Peachtree Center Avenue Atlanta, GA 30303 |
B.S. Physics w/Astronomy concentration | M.S. Physics w/Astronomy concentration and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| Harvard University | Prof. James M. Moran | Dept. of Astronomy 60 Garden Street Cambridge, MA 02138 |
Astronomy major | Ph.D. Astronomy |
| Haverford College | Prof. Walter Smith | Physics and Astronomy Department Haverford College Haverford PA 19041 | Astronomy Major B.A. or B.S. |
None |
| University of Hawaii | Prof. Gareth Wynn-Williams | Institute for Astronomy 2680 Woodlawn Drive Honolulu, HI 96822-1897 |
Physics major | M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| University of Hawaii at Hilo | Prof. Robert Fox | Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 200 West Kawili Street Hilo, HI 96720-4091 |
Astronomy major Physics major | N/A |
| Howard University | Prof. Demetrius Venable | Dept. of Physics & Astronomy Room 105, Thirkield Hall 2355 6th. Street NW Washington, DC 20059 |
Physics major | M.S. and Ph.D. Physics |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Prof. You-Hue Chu | Dept. of Astronomy 1002 West Green Street Urbana, IL 61801 |
Astronomy major | M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| Indiana University | Prof. Catherine Pilachowski | Dept. of Astronomy 727 East 3rd Street Swain West 319 Bloomington, IN 47405-7105 |
B.S. Astronomy and Astrophysics | M.A. and Ph.D. Astronomy, Ph.D. Astrophysics |
| University of Iowa | Prof. Thomas Boggess | Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 203 Van Allen Hall Iowa City, IA 52242-1479 |
B.S. and B.A. Astronomy | M.S. Astronomy and Ph.D. Physics |
| Iowa State University | Prof. Eli Rosenberg | Dept. of Physics & Astronomy Ames, IA 50011-3160 |
Physics major w/Astronomy emphasis | M.S. and Ph.D. Astrophysics |
| Johns Hopkins University | Prof. Jonathan Bagger | Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 3400 N. Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21218 |
B.A. and B.S. Physics | Ph.D. Astronomy |
| University of Kansas | Prof. Stephen Sanders | Dept. of Physics & Astronomy Malott Hall, Room 1082 1251 Wescoe Hall Drive Lawrence, KS 66045-7582 |
B.A. and B.S. Astronomy | M.S. and Ph.D. Physics w/Astronomy emphasis |
| Kansas State University | Prof. Dean Zollman | Dept. of Physics 116 Cardwell Hall Manhattan, KS 66506-2601 |
B.A. and B.S. in Physics | M.S. and Ph.D. Astrophysics |
| Louisiana State University | Prof. Michael Cherry | Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 202 Nicholson Hall Tower Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70803-4001 |
B.S. Physics w/Astronomy concentration | M.S. and Ph.D. Physics w/Astronomy concentration |
| University of Louisville | Prof. David N. Brown | Moore Observatory 800 Old Zaring Road Crestwood, KY 40014 |
B.A. and B.S. Physics | M.S. Physics, Ph.D. program with U of K |
| University of Maryland | Prof. Stuart Vogel | Dept. of Astronomy College Park, MD 20742-2421 |
B.S. Astronomy | M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| University of Massachusetts at Amherst | Prof. Ronald Snell | Dept. of Astronomy LGRT-B 619 E 710 N. Pleasant Street Amherst, MA 01003-4525 |
B.A. and B.S. Astronomy | M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Prof. Thomas Greytak | Dept. of Physics Building 6-113 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 |
B.S. Physics w/Astrophysics concentration | Ph.D. Physics w/Astrophysics concentration |
| University of Michigan at Ann Arbor | Prof. Douglas Richstone | Dept. of Astronomy 830 Dennison Building Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1090 |
B.S. Astronomy and Astrophysics | M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| Michigan State University | Prof. Wolfgang Bauer | Dept. of Physics & Astronomy East Lansing, MI 48824-2320 |
B.S. Astrophysics | M.S. and Ph.D. Astrophysics |
| Michigan Technological University | Prof. Ravi Pandey | Dept. of Physics 1400 Townsend Drive Houghton, MI 49931-1295 |
B.S. Physics | M.S. and Ph.D. Physics |
| University of Minnesota | Prof. Robert D. Gehrz | Dept. of Astronomy 116 Church Street, SE Minneapolis, MN 55455 |
B.A. Astrophysics | M.S. and Ph.D. Astrophysics |
| Minnesota State University, Mankato | Prof. Mark Pickar | Dept. of Physics and Astronomy 141 Trafton Science Center N Mankato, MN 56001 |
B.S. in Astronomy | M.S. Physics |
| University of Missouri at Columbia | Prof. H. R. Chandrasekhar | Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 223 Physics Building UMC Columbia, MO 65211 |
B.A. and B.S. Physics | M.S. and Ph.D. Physics |
| University of Montana | Prof. Eijiro Uchimoto | Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 32 Campus Drive #1080 Missoula, MT 59812 |
B.A. Physics w/Astronomy option and Astronomy minor | N/A |
| Montana State University | Prof. William Hiscock | Dept. of Physics 264 EPS Building P.O. Box 173840 Bozemon, MT 59717-3840 |
Physics major | M.S. and Ph.D. Physics |
| University of Nebraska | Prof. Daniel Claes | Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 116 Brace Lab Lincoln, NE 68588-0111 |
B.S. Physics w/Astronomy track | M.S. and Ph.D. Physics |
| State University of New Jersey, Rutgers | Prof. Torgny Gustafsson | Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 136 Frelinghuysen Road Piscataway, NJ 08854-8019 |
Astrophysics major | M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| University of New Mexico | Prof. Bernd Bassalleck | Dept. of Physics & Astronomy MSC07 4220 800 Yale Blvd. Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 |
B.A. and B.S. Astrophysics | M.S. and Ph.D. Physics |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Tech | Prof. Ken Minschwaner | Dept. of Physics 333 Workman Center 801 Leroy Place Socorro, NM 87801 |
B.S. Physics w/Astrophysics option | Ph.D. Astrophysics |
| New Mexico State University | Prof. Jim Murphy | Dept. of Astronomy 1320 Frenger Mall Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001 |
Astronomy minor | M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| University of North Carolina | Prof. Laurie McNeil | Dept. of Physics & Astronomy Phillips Hall CB#3255 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3255 |
B.A. Physics w/Astronomy concentration | M.S. and Ph.D. Physics with an Astrophysics track |
| Northwestern University | Prof. Venkat Chandrasekhar | Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston, IL 60208-3112 |
B.S. Physics w/Astronomy concentration | Ph.D. Astronomy |
| Ohio State University | Prof. Bradley Peterson | Dept. of Astronomy 4055 McPherson Lab 140 W. 18th Avenue Columbus, OH 43210-1173 |
B.S. Astronomy | M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| Ohio University | Prof. Joseph C. Shields | Dept. of Physics & Astronomy Clippinger Lab 251B Athens, OH 45701-2979 |
B.S. Astrophysics | M.A., M.S. and Ph.D. Astrophysics |
| University of Oklahoma | Prof. Ryan Doezema | Dept. of Physics & Astronomy Norman, OK 73019-0225 |
B.S. Astrophysics and Astronomy | Ph.D. Astrophysics |
| Oklahoma State University | Prof. James Wicksted | Dept. of Physics 145 Physical Sciences Stillwater, OK 74078-3072 |
B.S. Physics | M.S. and Ph.D. Physics |
| Penn State University | Prof. Lawrence Ramsey | Dept. of Astronomy & Astrophysics 525 Davey Lab University Park, PA 16802 |
B.S. Astronomy and Astrophysics | Ph.D. Astrophysics |
| University of Pennsylvania | Prof. Tom Lubensky | Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 209 S. 33rd Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-6396 |
B.S. Physics w/Astronomy concentration | M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| University of Pittsburgh | Prof. David Turnshek | Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 3941 O'Hara Street Pittsburgh, PA 15260 |
B.A. and B.S. Astronomy | M.S. and Ph.D. Physics w/Astronomy concentration |
| Pomona College | Prof. Bryan Penprase | Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 610 N. College Avenue Claremont, CA 91711 |
B.A. Physics w/Astronomy option | N/A |
| Princeton University | Prof. David Spergel | Dept. of Astrophysical Sciences Peyton Hall-Ivy Lane Princeton, NJ 08544-1001 |
Astrophysics major | Ph.D. Astronomy |
| Rice University | Prof. F. Barry Dunning | Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 6100 S. Main Houston, TX 77005-1892 |
B.A. Astronomy B.S. Astrophysics | M.S. and Ph.D. Astrophysics |
| University of Rochester | Prof. Nicholas P. Bigelow | Dept. of Physics & Astronomy Bausch and Lomb Hall P.O. Box 270171 600 Wilson Boulevard Rochester, NY 14627-0171 |
B.A. and B.S. Astronomy | M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Prof. G.-C. Wang | Dept. of Physics Applied Physics and Astronomy 110 8th Street Troy, NY 12180-3590 |
B.S. Physics and minor in Astronomy | M.S. and Ph.D. in Physics |
| San Diego State University | Prof. Allen W. Shafter | Dept. of Astronomy 5500 Campanile Drive San Diego, CA 92182-1221 |
B.A. and B.S. Astronomy | M.S. Astronomy |
| St. Cloud State University | Prof. Kevin L. Haglin | Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 740 4th Avenue St. MS 324 St. Cloud, MN 56301-4498 |
B.S. Physics | N/A |
| City College of San Francisco | Prof. Lancelot Kao | Dept. of Astronomy Science Hall 400 50 Phelan Avenue San Francisco, CA 94112 |
A.A. and A.S. Astronomy | N/A |
| Stanford University | Prof. Patricia Burchat | Dept. of Physics Varian Physics, Room 310 382 Via Pueblo Mall Stanford, CA 94305-4060 |
B.S. Physics w/Astronomy concentration | Ph.D. Physics |
| SUNY at Stony Brook | Prof. Peter M. Koch | Dept. of Physics & Astronomy Stony Brook, NY 11794-3800 |
B.S. Physics | M.S. and Ph.D. Physics |
| Swarthmore College | Prof. Carl Grossman | Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 500 College Ave. Swarthmore, PA 19081 |
B.A. Astronomy or Astrophysics | N/A |
| University of Texas at Austin | Prof. Neal Evans | Dept. of Astronomy 1 University Station C1400 Austin, TX 78712-0259 |
B.A. Astronomy | M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| Tufts University | Prof. William Oliver | Dept. of Physics and Astronomy Robinson Hall Medford, MA 02155 USA |
B.S. Astronomy | M.S. and Ph.D. Physics, with concentrations in Astrophysics and Cosmology |
| Union College | Prof. Michael Vineyard | Dept. of Physics Science & Engineering Center Schenectady, NY 19308 |
Physics major Physics and Astronomy minor | N/A |
| Vanderbilt University | Prof. Robert Scherrer | Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 1807 Station B Nashville, TN 37235 |
B.S. Physics w/Astronomy and Astrophysics track Astronomy minor | Ph.D. Physics |
| Vassar College | Prof. Cindy Schwarz | Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 124 Raymond Avenue Poughkeepsie, NY 12604-0539 |
B.A. Astronomy | N/A |
| Villanova University | Prof. George McCook | Dept. of Astronomy & Astrophysics 800 Lancaster Avenue Villanova, PA 19085 |
B.S. Astronomy and Astrophysics | N/A |
| University of Virginia | Prof. John Hawley | Dept. of Astronomy P.O. Box 400325 Charlottesville, VA 22904-4325 |
B.A. Astronomy, B.A. Astronomy-Physics | M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| Virginia Tech | Prof. Beate Schmittmann | Dept. of Physics Robeson Hall Blacksburg, VA 24061-0435 |
B.S. Physics w/Astronomy concentration | Ph.D. Astrophysics |
| University of Washington | Prof. Suzanne Hawley | Dept. of Astronomy Box 351580 Seattle, WA 98195-1580 |
Astronomy major | M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| Washington University in St. Louis | Prof. Kenneth Kelton | Dept. of Physics Campus Box 1105 One Brookings Drive St. Louis, MO 63130-4899 |
A.B. and B.S. Physics | M.A. and Ph.D. Physics |
| Wellesley College | Prof. Richard French | Dept. of Astronomy 106 Central Street Wellesley, MA 02481-8203 |
B.A. Astronomy | N/A |
| Wesleyan University | Prof. William Herbst | Dept. of Astronomy Van Vleck Observatory Middletown, CT 06459-0123 |
Astronomy major | M.S. Astronomy |
| Williams College | Prof. Karen Kwitter | Dept. of Astronomy 33 Lab Campus Drive Williamstown, MA 01267 |
B.A. Astronomy (non-graduate school bound) B.A. Astrophysics | N/A |
| University of Wisconsin at Madison | Prof. Eric Wilcots | Dept. of Astronomy 475 N. Charter Street Madison, WI 53706 |
Astronomy-Physics major | Ph.D. Astronomy |
| Yale University | Prof. Jeffrey Kenney | Dept. of Astronomy P.O. Box 208101 New Haven CT 06520-8101 |
B.A. Astronomy B.S. Astronomy and Physics | Ph.D. Astronomy |
| Youngstown State University | Professor Gregg Sturrus | Department of Physics and Astronomy Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH 44555-2001 Phone: 330-941-3616 Fax: 330-941-3121 |
B.S. Physics, B.S. Astronomy and Physics combined major |