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2023 Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$38,358 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,212 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Astronomy & Astrophysics School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, astronomy and astrophysics was ranked #197 in the country. In fact 371 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you.

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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Colleges.

Best Astronomy & Astrophysics School

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Boulder the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for astronomy and astrophysics students. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU - Boulder are $38,358 per year.

CU - Boulder excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 13
Utah 0

More Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings in the Rocky Mountains Region

One of 8 majors within the area of study, astronomy and astrophysics has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 values are for the top school 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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