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2023 Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$29,038 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Doctor's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree 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.

2023 Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the astronomy doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Astronomy & Astrophysics

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best value school in the Southwest Region for astronomy and astrophysics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 a year.

UT Austin not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Full Astronomy & Astrophysics at The University of Texas at Austin Report

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great value for astronomy and astrophysics students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 a year.

Full Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of Arizona Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great value for astronomy and astrophysics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 per year.

Read full report on Astronomy & Astrophysics at Arizona State University - Tempe

Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Colleges by State

Explore the best astronomy and astrophysics schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 11
Arizona 31
New Mexico 5

Astronomy & Astrophysics is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

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 3 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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