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2022 Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
17 Degrees Awarded
$38,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Astronomy is the 498th most popular major in the country with 723 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 134 astronomy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 17 astronomy graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 6 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.

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 program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree astronomical sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Astronomy (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s astronomical sciences degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Northwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Astronomy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Astronomy at Northwestern University

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 3 masters’s astronomical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also took the #2 spot in our “Best Astronomy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Astronomy at UW - Madison

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Astronomy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full U-M Astronomy Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UIUC is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Astronomy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Astronomy at UIUC

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 3 masters’s astronomical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Astronomy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Astronomy at Ohio State

#6

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#6 in overall quality

Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and it awarded 2 masters’s astronomical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Astronomy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Astronomy at Indiana University - Bloomington

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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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