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2022 Best Vallue Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k

8 Ranked Colleges
44 Degrees Awarded
$36,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Master's For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 44 astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in astrophysics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great astrophysics programs and cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Astrophysics (Income Over $110k)

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s astrophysical sciences degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #3 spot in our “Best Astrophysics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Astrophysics Report

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Iowa State is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 1 masters’s astrophysical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree astrophysical sciences students whose families make more than $110k list, Iowa State has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Astrophysics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Iowa State Astrophysics Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s astrophysical sciences degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree astrophysical sciences students whose families make more than $110k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Astrophysics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Astrophysics at Arizona State University - Tempe

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Boulder, Colorado, and it awarded 14 masters’s astrophysical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Astrophysics Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full CU - Boulder Astrophysics Report

#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k. Michigan State University is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 2 masters’s astrophysical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also made our “Best Astrophysics Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Michigan State Astrophysics Report

#6

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey
#1 in overall quality

Princeton University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Princeton University is a medium-sized school located in Princeton, New Jersey that handed out 15 masters’s astrophysical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Princeton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Astrophysics Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Princeton are $56,470, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Astrophysics at Princeton

#4 in overall quality

University of California - Berkeley did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Berkeley, California, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s astrophysical sciences students in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Astrophysics Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of California - Berkeley Astrophysics Report

#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Rochester, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s astrophysical sciences students in 2019-2020.

RIT also took the #5 spot in our “Best Astrophysics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at RIT are $50,442, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Astrophysics at RIT

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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