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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Astrophysics (Income $0-$30k) in Pennsylvania

1 Ranked Colleges
16 Degrees Awarded
$12,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in Pennsylvania 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 Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Astrophysics is the 671st most popular major in the country with 383 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 16 astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great astrophysics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the astrophysics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Astrophysics (Income $0-$30k) in Pennsylvania

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s astrophysical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. It costs about $12,542 for Pennsylvania Bachelor’s Degree Astrophysical Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Carnegie Mellon University.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Astrophysics at Carnegie Mellon

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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