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2022 Best Value Astronomy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
24 Degrees Awarded
$25,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Astronomy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 the Southwest region, there were 141 astronomy and astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $25,179 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 24 astronomy and astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Astronomy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in astronomy and astrophysics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality astronomy and 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 astronomy and astrophysics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Astronomy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree astronomy students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Astronomy & Astrophysics (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Astronomy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 13 doctorate’s astronomy degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Astronomy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s astronomy degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin also made our “Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Astronomy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s astronomy degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Astronomy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s astronomy students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree astronomy students whose families make $75-$110k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Astronomy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #5 spot on the list. Northern Arizona University is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 1 doctorate’s astronomy degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Arizona University are $19,489, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Astronomy & Astrophysics at Northern Arizona University

#5 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Astronomy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 1 doctorate’s astronomy degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Texas Christian University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Astronomy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s astronomy students in 2019-2020.

TCU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Doctor’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 Texas Christian University are $32,268.

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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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