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Astronomy graduate programs: earnings and debt by school

44 colleges award master's degrees in astronomy.

Master's programs44

Graduates in 2023-24211

Typical median debtn/a

Typical earnings 1 yr aftern/a

Typical earnings 4 yrs aftern/a

Earnings to debtn/a

Official field: Astronomy and Astrophysics. Admission figures such as LSAT, MCAT or GRE scores are not part of this federal data, so check each school.

Degree level	Programs	Typical earnings 1 yr after	Typical median debt
Master's	44	n/a	n/a
Doctoral	47	n/a	n/a

Is it worth it? Debt vs first-year pay

Each dot is one master's program. Dots above the dashed line have graduates earning more in their first year than the program's median debt.

Master's programs in astronomy

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College	Graduates (2023-24)	Earnings 1 yr after	Earnings 4 yrs after	Median debt
Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, AZ	1	n/a	n/a	n/a
Boston UniversityBoston, MA	7	n/a	n/a	n/a
CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York, NY	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA	10	n/a	n/a	n/a
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY	4	n/a	n/a	n/a
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY	4	n/a	n/a	n/a
Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne, FL	4	n/a	n/a	n/a
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA	9	n/a	n/a	n/a
Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA	1	n/a	n/a	n/a
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, NM	5	n/a	n/a	n/a
Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, AZ	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL	7	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH	1	n/a	n/a	n/a
Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA	7	n/a	n/a	n/a
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ	14	n/a	n/a	n/a
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NY	8	n/a	n/a	n/a
San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, CA	9	n/a	n/a	n/a
San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, CA	9	n/a	n/a	n/a
Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, TX	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX	10	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of ArizonaTucson, AZ	7	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of ArkansasFayetteville, AR	1	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA	8	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA	4	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO	8	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of FloridaGainesville, FL	4	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, HI	8	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL	4	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of IowaIowa City, IA	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD	6	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, MA	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, NV	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA	9	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA	5	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, CT	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT	0	n/a	n/a	n/a

Doctoral programs in astronomy

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College	Graduates (2023-24)	Earnings 1 yr after	Earnings 4 yrs after	Median debt
Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, AZ	4	n/a	n/a	n/a
Boston UniversityBoston, MA	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
Brigham Young UniversityProvo, UT	1	n/a	n/a	n/a
California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA	7	n/a	n/a	n/a
Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH	1	n/a	n/a	n/a
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY	4	n/a	n/a	n/a
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY	10	n/a	n/a	n/a
Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne, FL	1	n/a	n/a	n/a
Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, GA	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
Hampton UniversityHampton, VA	0	n/a	n/a	n/a
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA	16	n/a	n/a	n/a
Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN	5	n/a	n/a	n/a
Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA	0	n/a	n/a	n/a
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD	4	n/a	n/a	n/a
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, NM	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, AZ	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL	4	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH	5	n/a	n/a	n/a
Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA	8	n/a	n/a	n/a
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ	10	n/a	n/a	n/a
Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NY	6	n/a	n/a	n/a
Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, TX	5	n/a	n/a	n/a
Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX	1	n/a	n/a	n/a
The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX	6	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks, AK	1	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of ArizonaTucson, AZ	16	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of ArkansasFayetteville, AR	1	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA	6	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA	7	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA	8	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of ChicagoChicago, IL	8	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO	9	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of FloridaGainesville, FL	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, HI	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL	4	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD	12	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, MA	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, NV	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA	8	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI	7	n/a	n/a	n/a
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT	2	n/a	n/a	n/a

Undergraduate: Astronomy major

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field of study file, data release of October 15, 2026. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working, not enrolled. One-year figures: graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Four-year figures: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. More on the data.