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2023 Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$12,610 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,221 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 73 degrees and certificates were awarded to astronomy and astrophysics students who went to a Colorado college or university. This makes it the #131 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Check out the astronomy bachelor's degree programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor's Degree School

Our analysis found University of Colorado Boulder to be the best value school for astronomy and astrophysics students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Colorado. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CU - Boulder are $12,610 a year. On average, astronomy graduates from CU - Boulder take out $23,483 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

CU - Boulder also made our Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #4.

Full Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of Colorado Boulder Report

Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 5
Idaho 0
Wyoming 7

One of 8 majors within the area of study, astronomy and astrophysics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 21,239
Physics 13,674
Geological & Earth Sciences 7,821
General Physical Sciences 3,823
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 1,140

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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