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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Astrophysics in the Rocky Mountains Region

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10 Degrees Awarded
$39,900 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Astrophysical Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Astrophysical Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Astrophysics is the 598th most popular major in the country with 460 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 13 astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 10 astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,301 and $0 respectively.

This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in astrophysics.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Astrophysical Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top 1 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Astrophysics in the Rocky Mountains Region

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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 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Astrophysical Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. This large school is located in Boulder, Colorado, and it awarded 10 masters’s astrophysical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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