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2022 Best Value Astronomy Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $30-$48k

1 Ranked Colleges
1 Degrees Awarded
$7,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Astronomy Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Astronomy Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Astronomy & Astrophysics is the 222nd most popular major in the country with 1,268 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Utah, there were 8 astronomy and astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 astronomy and astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality astronomy and astrophysics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the astronomy and 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 Astronomy Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Astronomy Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Astronomy Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Astronomy & Astrophysics (Income $30-$48k) in Utah

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Astronomy Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #1 spot on the list. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s astronomy degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

BYU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brigham Young University - Provo are $7,510.

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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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