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Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

2023 Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$59,418 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

Astronomy & Astrophysics is the #144 most popular major in Massachusetts with 108 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Doctor's Degree School

#1

Boston University

Boston, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Boston University the best value school in Massachusetts for astronomy and astrophysics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boston U are $59,418 per year.

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Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 9
New Hampshire 1
Maine 0
Rhode Island 0
Vermont 1

Astronomy & Astrophysics is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

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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