2022 Best Value Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 27 astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2 astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality astrophysics programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree astrophysical sciences students.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Astrophysics in the Southwest Region

#1

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Astrophysical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 2 masters’s astrophysical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #1 spot in our “Best Astrophysics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” 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

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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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