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2023 Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$12,204 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,770 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Astronomy & Astrophysics School for You

Astronomy & Astrophysics is the #226 most popular major in Texas with 45 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Texas 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.

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 Schools in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for astronomy majors pursuing a .

Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality in Astronomy & Astrophysics

$11,752 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best value school for astronomy and astrophysics students who want to pursue a degree in Texas. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Austin are $11,752 a year. While working on their degree, astronomy majors at UT Austin accumulate an average of around $25,982 in student debt.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UT Austin is ranked #2 for overall quality for astronomy in Texas.

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$12,204 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 2 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $12,204 per year.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in Texas list.

Full Astronomy & Astrophysics at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

#3

Baylor University

Waco, TX
$50,232 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Baylor University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in Texas list. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Baylor are $50,232 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Baylor also did well on our Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Astronomy & Astrophysics at Baylor University Report

Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 55
Oklahoma 7
New Mexico 12

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 3 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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