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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Physics and Astronomy

1 Ranked Colleges
9 Degrees Awarded
$36,000 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Physics and Astronomy Major

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physics and Astronomy Major” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 38 people earned their degree in physics and astronomy, making the major the 1150th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 9 physics and astronomy graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.

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

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physics and Astronomy Major

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

Top 1 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Physics and Astronomy

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physics and Astronomy Major. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 9 masters’s physics and astronomy degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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