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2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 804 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in aerospace and aeronautical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the aerospace and aeronautical engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 140 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s aerospace engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,270 for southwest region bachelor’s degree aerospace engineering students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas A&M College Station.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 82 degrees to qualified bachelors’s aerospace engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree aerospace engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, OSU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for OSU is $9,962 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Aerospace Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees to 168 students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,575 for southwest region bachelor’s degree aerospace engineering students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UT Austin.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 88 bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree aerospace engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,921 for southwest region bachelor’s degree aerospace engineering students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend ASU - Tempe.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at ASU - Tempe

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 36 bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $11,466 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Aerospace Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Arizona

#9 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. NMSU Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #9 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,006 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Aerospace Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

#7 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 64 bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees to qualified students.

UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,974 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Aerospace Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UT Arlington.

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

#4 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 38 degrees to qualified bachelors’s aerospace engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Oklahoma, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma is $17,285 for southwest region bachelor’s degree aerospace engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

#3 in overall quality

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This small school is located in Prescott, Arizona, and it awarded 150 bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Prescott also took the #3 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Embry-Riddle Prescott is $32,661 for southwest region bachelor’s degree aerospace engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Embry-Riddle Prescott

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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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