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2022 Best Value Planetary Astronomy and Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

5 Ranked Colleges
22 Degrees Awarded
$43,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Planetary Astronomy and Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

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 “Best Value Planetary Astronomy and Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Planetary Astronomy & Science is the 1071st most popular major in the country with 59 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 planetary astronomy and science graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Planetary Astronomy and Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in planetary astronomy and science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent planetary astronomy and science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the planetary astronomy and science 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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Best Value Planetary Astronomy and Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Planetary Astronomy and Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Planetary Astronomy & Science (Income $75-$110k)

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Planetary Astronomy and Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. MIT is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Planetary Astronomy & Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MIT are $56,719, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Planetary Astronomy & Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

#2

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Planetary Astronomy and Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k. California Institute of Technology is located in Pasadena, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s planetary astronomy and science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Caltech, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Planetary Astronomy & Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Caltech are $56,649, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Planetary Astronomy and Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k. Harvard is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Harvard, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Planetary Astronomy & Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Planetary Astronomy & Science at Harvard University

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Planetary Astronomy and Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 5 doctorate’s planetary astronomy and science degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Planetary Astronomy & Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Planetary Astronomy & Science at University of Arizona

#5

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Planetary Astronomy and Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #5 spot on the list. UARK is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 3 doctorate’s planetary astronomy and science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UARK, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Planetary Astronomy & Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Planetary Astronomy & Science at University of Arkansas

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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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