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2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Astronomy & Astrophysics in the Rocky Mountains Region

1 Ranked Colleges
10 Degrees Awarded
$39,900 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Astronomy Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master's

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Astronomy Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s” ranking.

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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 85 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 $57,301 and $0 respectively.

To top this list, a school must have a successful astronomy and astrophysics program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Astronomy Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Astronomy Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. Boulder, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s astronomy degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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