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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Astronomy Major in Texas

2 Ranked Colleges
9 Degrees Awarded
$39,400 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Astronomy Major in Texas

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Astronomy Major in Texas” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Astronomy & Astrophysics is the 219th most popular major in the country with 1,396 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , astronomy & astrophysics graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $29,129 and had an average of $23,581 in loans still to pay off.

Across Texas, there were 59 astronomy & astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,770 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 9 astronomy & astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,529 and $37,012 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Astronomy Major in Texas” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in astronomy & astrophysics. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in astronomy & astrophysics.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Astronomy Major in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas master’s degree astronomy students.

Top 2 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Astronomy & Astrophysics in Texas

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Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Astronomy Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 masters’s astronomy degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Astronomy & Astrophysics Report

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Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Astronomy Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s astronomy students in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Astronomy & Astrophysics at Texas A&M College Station

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