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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Astrophysics (Income $75-$110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

1 Ranked Colleges
11 Degrees Awarded
$33,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

Astrophysics is the 671st most popular major in the country with 383 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 25 astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great astrophysics programs and 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 astrophysics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Astrophysics (Income $75-$110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Colorado Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 11 doctorate’s astrophysical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also took the #1 spot in our “Best Astrophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980, 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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