2023 Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in Maryland

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Astronomy & Astrophysics School for You

With 46 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, astronomy and astrophysics is the #138 most popular major in Maryland.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Maryland to see which 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.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in Maryland

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

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality in Astronomy & Astrophysics

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, MD

45 Degrees

#2 in Quality in Maryland

$10,955 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland - College Park the best value school in Maryland for astronomy and astrophysics students. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

UMCP undergraduate students pay an average of $10,955 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UMCP also made our Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #2.

Full Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of Maryland - College Park Report

#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

1 Degrees

#1 in Quality in Maryland

$58,720 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in Maryland list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Johns Hopkins are $58,720 a year.

Johns Hopkins also took the #1 spot in our Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in Maryland rankings.

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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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