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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Astronomy & Astrophysics in Maryland

1 Ranked Colleges
31 Degrees Awarded
$37,400 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Astronomy Major in Maryland

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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 Maryland, there were 46 astronomy and astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 31 astronomy and astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,642 and $26,517 respectively.

The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their astronomy and astrophysics program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Astronomy Major in Maryland

The colleges and universities below are the best for maryland bachelor’s degree astronomy students.

Top 1 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Astronomy & Astrophysics in Maryland

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Astronomy Major in Maryland list. This large school is located in College Park, Maryland, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s astronomy degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

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