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2023 Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Texas

1 Ranked Colleges
34 Degrees Awarded
$42,770 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Astronomy for a Bachelor's

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Astronomy for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Astronomy & Astrophysics is the 219th most popular major in the country with 1,375 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 34 astronomy and astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,932 and $25,894 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent astronomy and astrophysics programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the astronomy and astrophysics program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Astronomy for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Astronomy for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 1 Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Texas

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Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Astronomy for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 27 bachelors’s astronomy degrees in 2020-2021.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Among the 50,476 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Austin, 7 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,893. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at The University of Texas at Austin]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-at-austin/student-life/veterans/)

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