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2023 Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in Florida

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$22,724 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 Florida college or university. This makes it the #169 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 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 Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Florida 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in Florida

Check out the astronomy programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Florida Schools for Affordable Quality in Astronomy & Astrophysics

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL
$6,381 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the best value school in Florida for astronomy and astrophysics students. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

UF undergraduate students pay an average of $6,381 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Full Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of Florida Report

$39,066 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best astronomy and astrophysics schools in Florida. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach are $39,066 per year.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach also took the #4 spot in our Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in Florida rankings.

Full Astronomy & Astrophysics at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach Report

Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 21
Virginia 27
Tennessee 2
South Carolina 5
Arkansas 2

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

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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