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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Astrophysics in the New England Region

1 Ranked Colleges
2 Degrees Awarded
$50,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the New England region, there were 18 astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Astrophysics in the New England Region

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s astrophysical sciences students in 2019-2020.

Harvard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Astrophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, 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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