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

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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Astronomy is the 498th most popular major in the country with 723 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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.

This year’s “Best Vallue Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in astronomy. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality astronomy programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the astronomy program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

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

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

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s astronomical sciences degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Astronomy at University of Arizona

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. NMSU Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree astronomical sciences students whose families make more than $110k list, NMSU Main Campus has also earned the #4 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 New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275.

Read more about Astronomy at NMSU Main Campus

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #3 spot on the list. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 3 masters’s astronomical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Astronomy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UT Austin 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 #4 for the Best Vallue Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 3 masters’s astronomical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #3 spot in our “Best Astronomy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#5

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. NAU is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree astronomical sciences students whose families make more than $110k list, NAU has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Astronomy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NAU are $19,489, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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