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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Astronomy (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

5 Ranked Colleges
25 Degrees Awarded
$26,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 723 people earned their degree in astronomy, making the major the 498th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 101 astronomy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 25 astronomy graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in astronomy. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent astronomy programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the astronomy program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Astronomy (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UW Seattle is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 11 masters’s astronomical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree astronomical sciences students whose families make $30-$48k list, UW Seattle has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Astronomy Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 3 masters’s astronomical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

SDSU also made our “Best Astronomy Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at SDSU are $18,658, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s astronomical sciences students in 2019-2020.

UNLV not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Astronomy Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Las Vegas are $21,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Astronomy at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

#4

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Cruz. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Santa Cruz, California, this fairly large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s astronomical sciences students in 2019-2020.

UC Santa Cruz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Astronomy Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Santa Cruz are $28,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - Santa Cruz Astronomy Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this fairly large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s astronomical sciences students in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Astronomy Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550.

Full UH Manoa Astronomy Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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