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2023 Best Value Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$31,608 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Physics and Astronomy School for You

Physics and Astronomy is the #299 most popular major in the country with 23 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Schools ranking.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Check out the physics and astronomy programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Physics and Astronomy School

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY
$31,608 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Kentucky to be the best value school for physics and astronomy students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UK are $31,608 per year.

Full Physics and Astronomy at University of Kentucky Report

Physics and Astronomy by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 5,005
Physics 3,727
Geological & Earth Sciences 2,491
Materials Sciences 448
Astronomy & Astrophysics 371

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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