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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Astronomy & Astrophysics in Colorado

1 Ranked Colleges
10 Degrees Awarded
$39,900 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Astronomy Major in Colorado

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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 Colorado, there were 73 astronomy and astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,212 and $22,422 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 10 astronomy and astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,172 and $0 respectively.

That schools that top this list have a program in astronomy and astrophysics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Astronomy Major in Colorado

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado master’s degree astronomy students.

Top 1 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Astronomy & Astrophysics in Colorado

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Out of the 1 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Astronomy Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Colorado Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 10 masters’s astronomy degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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