2022 Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 New England Region” 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 New England region, there were 72 astronomy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 astronomy graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree astronomical sciences students.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Astronomy in the New England Region

#1

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #1 spot on the list. Boston University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s astronomical sciences degrees to qualified students.

Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Astronomy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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