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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Astronomy (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
15 Degrees Awarded
$23,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 97 astronomy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 astronomy graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in astronomy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great astronomy programs and cost less that 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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Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Astronomy (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 6 masters’s astronomical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Astronomy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Astronomy at University of Arizona

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 2 masters’s astronomical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best Astronomy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275.

Read more about Astronomy at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s astronomical sciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree astronomical sciences students whose families make $75-$110k list, UT Austin has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Astronomy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886.

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#4

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Northern Arizona University is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 1 masters’s astronomical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Astronomy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NAU are $19,489, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full NAU Astronomy Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Texas A&M College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 3 masters’s astronomical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Astronomy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Astronomy at Texas A&M University - College Station

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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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