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2024 Best Value Astronomy Schools in Colorado

1 Ranked Colleges
73 Degrees Awarded
$21,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Astronomy Schools in Colorado

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Astronomy Schools in Colorado” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Astronomy & Astrophysics is the 219th most popular major in the country with 1,375 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, astronomy & astrophysics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,221 and had an average of $24,484 in loans still to pay off.

Across Colorado, there were 73 astronomy & astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,212 and $22,422 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality astronomy & astrophysics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the astronomy & astrophysics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Astronomy Schools in Colorado” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Astronomy Schools in Colorado

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado astronomy students.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Astronomy & Astrophysics in Colorado

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Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Astronomy Schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this large public school handed out 73 degrees to qualified ’s astronomy students in 2020-2021.

CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in Colorado” list. It costs about $20,967 for colorado astronomy students per year to attend University of Colorado Boulder.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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