by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Astronomy Major in Texas” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,375 people earned their degree in astronomy and astrophysics, making the major the 219th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, astronomy and astrophysics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,221 and had an average of $24,484 in loans still to pay off.
Across Texas, there were 45 astronomy and astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,770 and $25,982 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 0 astronomy and astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,954 and $18,599 respectively.
This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in astronomy and astrophysics.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Astronomy Major in Texas”.
Out of the 1 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Astronomy Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Lee College landed the #1 spot on the list. Baytown, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s astronomy degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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