2023 Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Astronomy & Astrophysics School for You
Astronomy & Astrophysics is the #197 most popular major in the country with 371 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 30 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for astronomy students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for astronomy majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools
Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best value school for astronomy and astrophysics students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Austin are $40,996 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UT Austin also did well on our Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Diego State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools list. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.
SDSU undergraduate students pay an average of $20,016 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best astronomy and astrophysics schools in the United States. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.
Texas A&M College Station undergraduate students pay an average of $38,855 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Texas A&M College Station also is in the top 10% of our Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools ranking.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great value for astronomy and astrophysics students. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UC Berkeley undergraduate students pay an average of $43,980 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UC Berkeley also did well on our Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great value for astronomy and astrophysics students. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Iowa State are $25,446 a year.
Iowa State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools list.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIUC are $37,632 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UIUC also did well on our Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Cornell University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools ranking. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cornell are $61,015 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Cornell is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools list.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for astronomy and astrophysics students. It came in at #8 on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $33,818 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UMN Twin Cities is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools list.
Full Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report
University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value astronomy and astrophysics programs. Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNLV are $24,828 a year.
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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools ranking. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMCP are $38,638 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UMCP is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools list.
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Astronomy & Astrophysics Related Majors for Astronomy
Astronomy & Astrophysics is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Chemistry | 5,005 |
| Physics | 3,727 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 2,491 |
| Materials Sciences | 448 |
| Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology | 342 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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