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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Astronomy in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
13 Degrees Awarded
$23,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

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 Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 97 astronomy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 astronomy graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in astronomy. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality astronomy programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree astronomical sciences students.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Astronomy in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our “Best Astronomy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UT Austin Astronomy Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s astronomical sciences students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Astronomy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Astronomy at Texas A&M University - College Station

#3

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s astronomical sciences students in 2019-2020.

NAU also made our “Best Astronomy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at NAU are $19,489, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Northern Arizona University Astronomy Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s astronomical sciences degrees to qualified students.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Astronomy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Astronomy at NMSU Main Campus

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s astronomical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Astronomy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.

Full University of Arizona 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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