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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Astronomy & Astrophysics in Pennsylvania

1 Ranked Colleges
$38,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Astronomy Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Astronomy Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania” ranking.

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 Pennsylvania, there were 26 astronomy and astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 0 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Astronomy Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Astronomy Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Astronomy Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Astronomy & Astrophysics in Pennsylvania

#1

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Astronomy Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania State University - University Park landed the #1 spot on the list.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Penn State University Park, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728.

Read full report on Astronomy & Astrophysics at Penn State University Park

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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