2022 Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 723 people earned their degree in astronomy, making the major the 498th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 72 astronomy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 astronomy graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality astronomy programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the astronomy program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Astronomy (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s astronomical sciences students in 2019-2020.

Boston U also took the #1 spot in our “Best Astronomy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Astronomy (Income $0-$30k)

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

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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