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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$37,835 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Master'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.

The Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for astronomy students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Astronomy & Astrophysics

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts Amherst to be the best value school for astronomy and astrophysics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Massachusetts. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Amherst are $16,251 per year.

Read full report on Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great value for astronomy and astrophysics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Boston U also did well on our Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Astronomy & Astrophysics at Boston University

Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Colleges 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 averages are for the top 2 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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