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2023 Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$26,010 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,221 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, astronomy and astrophysics was ranked #221 in the country. In fact 1,375 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for astronomy students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Astronomy & Astrophysics

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best value school for astronomy and astrophysics students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Austin are $40,996 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, astronomy majors at UT Austin accumulate an average of around $24,572 in student debt.

UT Austin did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NAU are $17,761 per year.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Arizona are $35,153 a year. Astronomy majors at University of Arizona take out an average of $24,370 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population.

University of Oklahoma undergraduate students pay an average of $25,116 in tuition and fees each year.

University of Oklahoma also claimed a spot on our Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#5

Baylor University

Waco, TX

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Baylor University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value astronomy and astrophysics schools in the Southwest Region . Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Waco.

Baylor undergraduate students pay an average of $50,232 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Baylor also is in the top 15% of our Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

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Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Colleges by State

Explore the best astronomy and astrophysics colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 45
Arizona 55
Oklahoma 7
New Mexico 12

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 averages are for the top 5 schools 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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