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2022 Best Vallue Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k

2 Ranked Colleges
10 Degrees Awarded
$53,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 383 people earned their degree in astrophysics, making the major the 671st most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 86 astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in astrophysics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality astrophysics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the astrophysics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree astrophysical sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Astrophysics (Income Over $110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Princeton University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Princeton University is a medium-sized school located in Princeton, New Jersey that handed out 7 doctorate’s astrophysical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Princeton, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Astrophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Princeton University are $56,470, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rochester Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k. RIT is located in Rochester, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s astrophysical sciences degrees to qualified students.

RIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Astrophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rochester Institute of Technology are $50,442, 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%.

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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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