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2023 Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$47,435 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Astronomy & Astrophysics School for You

In 2020-2021, 74 degrees and certificates were awarded to astronomy and astrophysics students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #177 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value programs for astronomy students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Colleges.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality in Astronomy & Astrophysics

$17,634 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the best value school in Illinois for astronomy and astrophysics students. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UIUC are $17,634 a year.

UIUC also made our Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #3.

Full Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL
$60,768 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

Northwestern undergraduate students pay an average of $60,768 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Northwestern not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in Illinois list.

Read full report on Astronomy & Astrophysics at Northwestern University

$50,375 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Illinois Institute of Technology is a great value for astronomy and astrophysics students. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Illinois Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $50,375 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL
$60,963 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

UChicago undergraduate students pay an average of $60,963 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UChicago also took the #2 spot in our Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in Illinois rankings.

Read full report on Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of Chicago

Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 57
Ohio 64
Indiana 23
Wisconsin 30

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

Majors Similar to Astronomy

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 4 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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