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

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 $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in aerospace and aeronautical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree aerospace engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #1 spot on the list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s aerospace engineering degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Rice also took the #2 spot 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 Rice are $47,913.

Full Rice Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a medium-sized school located in Durant, Oklahoma that handed out 53 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeastern Oklahoma State University also made our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southeastern Oklahoma State University are $11,178, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Southeastern Oklahoma State University Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

#1 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. 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 $30-$48k 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.

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

#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s aerospace engineering degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

UH also made our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. 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 University of Houston Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 25 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #4 spot 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 Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

#3 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Austin came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 11 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also made our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#6 in overall quality

University of Arizona came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 7 diplomas 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Arizona

New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s aerospace engineering students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at NMSU Main Campus

#7 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #9. The University of Texas at Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s 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 UT 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 did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #10. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s aerospace engineering degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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 Norman Campus are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

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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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