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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$28,105 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for astronomy students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 the Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Astronomy & Astrophysics

Our analysis found Iowa State University to be the best value school for astronomy and astrophysics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 per year.

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

Full Astronomy & Astrophysics at Iowa State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMN Twin Cities also is in the top 10% of our Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

Read full report on Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 0
Minnesota 23
Kansas 10
Iowa 11

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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