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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Astronomy & Astrophysics (Income $0-$30k) in Wisconsin

1 Ranked Colleges
3 Degrees Awarded
$25,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Astronomy Schools for a Master's in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Value Astronomy Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,268 people earned their degree in astronomy and astrophysics, making the major the 222nd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, astronomy and astrophysics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,700 and had an average of $21,346 in loans still to pay off.

Across Wisconsin, there were 46 astronomy and astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3 astronomy and astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent astronomy and astrophysics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the astronomy and astrophysics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Astronomy Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin master’s degree astronomy students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Astronomy & Astrophysics (Income $0-$30k) in Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Astronomy Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s astronomy degrees to qualified students.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523.

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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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