2023 Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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

Astronomy & Astrophysics is the #221 most popular major in the country with 1,375 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'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region 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. 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.

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

Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Master's Degree School

#1

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA

3 Master's Degrees

#3 in Quality in the Southeast Region

$33,520 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the best value school for astronomy and astrophysics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Virginia are $33,520 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Virginia is ranked #3 for overall quality for astronomy in the Southeast Region .

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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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