2022 Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Arizona For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Arizona, there were 49 astronomy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 7 astronomy graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,233 and $38,981 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in astronomy. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent astronomy programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the astronomy program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for arizona master’s degree astronomical sciences students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Astronomy in Arizona (With Aid)

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Getting Aid list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 6 masters’s astronomical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #1 spot in our “Best Astronomy Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Arizona Astronomy Report

#2

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

$19,489 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s astronomical sciences students in 2019-2020.

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

Full Northern Arizona University Astronomy Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Astronomy in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Astronomy (With Aid)

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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