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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Planetary Astronomy & Science (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

1 Ranked Colleges
9 Degrees Awarded
$1,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Planetary Astronomy and Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Planetary Astronomy and Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 59 people earned their degree in planetary astronomy and science, making the major the 1071st most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 25 planetary astronomy and science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 planetary astronomy and science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent planetary astronomy and science programs, but they also 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 planetary astronomy and science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Planetary Astronomy and Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Planetary Astronomy and Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Planetary Astronomy & Science (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Planetary Astronomy and Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #1 spot on the list. Harvard University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 9 bachelors’s planetary astronomy and science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree planetary astronomy and science students whose families make $30-$48k list, Harvard has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Planetary Astronomy & Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Harvard University is $1,010 for new england region bachelor’s degree planetary astronomy and science students whose families make $30-$48k.

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 student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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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%.

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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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