What college should I attend to major in physics and astronomy?

Enrique: What college should I attend to major in physics and astronomy?
I live in Colorado, Denver-Aurora. But i want to major in Astronomy and/or Astro physics.

DO i need to major in physics to take astrophysics?
What colleges are the best?
Plz Thank You.

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Answer by Arbitrary Person
If there is an astrophysics major, then you don’t need to have a separate major in physics. However, if this major does not exist at the school you want to attend, then you may have to major in both physics and astronomy.

Answer by eri
UC Boulder would be a good choice nearby. Keep in mind there aren’t really any jobs in astronomy if you don’t have a PhD in the subject, and if you want to get a PhD in astronomy or astrophysics, you should be majoring in physics – astronomy, math, and computer science courses are useful/necessary as well, but the physics major is essential for applying to grad schools. Astrophysics majors typically do NOT require you to take as much physics as you will need.

Other great schools are the ivies, Berkeley, CalTech, MIT, U Arizona, UT Austin, U Chicago, UCLA, UC Santa Cruz, Ohio State, U Michigan, Rice, U Washington, U Wisconsin, U Virginia, UMass Amherst, and many more.

Answer by n_ricki
You’re lucky the U of Colorado Boulder has a really well known/respected science department. Check them out.