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2022 Best Value Astronomy Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k

1 Ranked Colleges
3 Degrees Awarded
$50,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Astronomy Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Astronomy Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Astronomy & Astrophysics is the 222nd most popular major in the country with 1,268 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, astronomy and astrophysics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,700 and had an average of $21,346 in loans still to pay off.

Across Tennessee, there were 3 astronomy and astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 astronomy and astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality astronomy and astrophysics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the astronomy and 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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Best Value Astronomy Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Astronomy Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Astronomy & Astrophysics (Income $0-$30k) in Tennessee

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Astronomy Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the #1 spot on the list. Vanderbilt University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s astronomy degrees to qualified students.

Vanderbilt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt University are $50,624, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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