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2022 Best Value Astronomy Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k

1 Ranked Colleges
1 Degrees Awarded
$18,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Astronomy Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Astronomy Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 New Mexico, 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 $60,967 and $104,936 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.

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 astronomy and astrophysics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The astronomy school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Astronomy Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Astronomy Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Astronomy & Astrophysics (Income $75-$110k) in New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Astronomy Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s astronomy students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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