2022 Best Value Astrophysical Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 383 people earned their degree in astrophysics, making the major the 671st most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 5 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Astrophysical Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region astrophysical sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Astrophysics (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$14,890 Average Net Price

$67,244 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Astrophysical Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified ’s astrophysical sciences students in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Astrophysics Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Vanderbilt is $14,890 for Southeast Region Astrophysical Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Astrophysics at Vanderbilt

• Best Value Colleges for Astrophysics (Income $75-$110k)

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.

Featured Physical Sciences Schools

Request Info

Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More >