2024 Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

If you pursue a master's degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #87 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 157 master's degrees in aerospace & aeronautical engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to aerospace & aeronautical engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of aerospace & aeronautical engineering students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized aerospace & aeronautical engineering related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for aerospace & aeronautical engineering students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Master's in Aerospace Engineering

1

University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

151 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Colorado Boulder if you want to pursue a master's degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in aerospace & aeronautical engineering from University of Colorado Boulder

2

Utah State University
Logan, UT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Utah State University if you want to pursue a master's degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering. USU is a very large public university located in the city of Logan.More information about a master’s in aerospace & aeronautical engineering from Utah State University

Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best aerospace & aeronautical engineering schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	317	151
Utah	287	6

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Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Related Rankings by Major

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is one of 2 different types of Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Ian3055. More about our data sources and methodologies.