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2023 Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$34,482 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,770 Avg Salary

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

2023 Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for astronomy majors pursuing a .

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Astronomy & Astrophysics

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 Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UT Austin undergraduate students pay an average of $40,996 in tuition and fees each year.

UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas A&M College Station are $38,855 a year.

Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #5.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

University of Arizona undergraduate students pay an average of $35,153 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best astronomy and astrophysics schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Tempe are $29,438 per year.

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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

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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 4 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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