2023 Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in Kansas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Astronomy & Astrophysics School for You
In 2020-2021, 10 degrees and certificates were awarded to astronomy and astrophysics students who went to a Kansas college or university. This makes it the #192 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 Kansas ranking.
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.
Best Astronomy & Astrophysics School
Our analysis found University of Kansas to be the best value school for astronomy and astrophysics students who want to pursue a degree in Kansas. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at KU are $11,166 a year.
KU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools in Kansas list.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Missouri | 0 |
Minnesota | 23 |
Iowa | 11 |
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Majors Related to Astronomy
One of 8 majors within the area of study, astronomy and astrophysics has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Astronomy
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 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.