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2022 Best Value Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

1 Ranked Colleges
2 Degrees Awarded
$27,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Value Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 27 astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2 astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality astrophysics 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 astrophysics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The astrophysical sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree astrophysical sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Astrophysics (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s astrophysical sciences degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree astrophysical sciences students whose families make $30-$48k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Astrophysics 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 ASU - Tempe are $27,048.

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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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