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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

10 Ranked Colleges
176 Degrees Awarded
$25,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is the 109th most popular major in the country with 7,582 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,010 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 176 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in aerospace and aeronautical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the aerospace and aeronautical engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #1 spot on the list. Rice is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 2 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 37 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree aerospace engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Durant, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school awarded 53 degrees to qualified masters’s aerospace engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree aerospace engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, Southeastern Oklahoma State University has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southeastern Oklahoma State University are $11,178, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Southeastern Oklahoma State University Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 25 degrees to qualified masters’s aerospace engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree aerospace engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

#5

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 20 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree aerospace engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, UH has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689.

Full UH Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

#3 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Austin landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886.

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#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#6 in overall quality

University of Arizona did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s aerospace engineering students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Arizona

New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s aerospace engineering degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 17 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The University of Texas at Arlington Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s aerospace engineering students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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