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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in the Plains States Region

4 Ranked Colleges
37 Degrees Awarded
$25,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 7,582 people earned their degree in aerospace and aeronautical engineering, making the major the 109th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 546 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 37 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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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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 Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree aerospace engineering students.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in the Plains States Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s aerospace engineering students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Iowa State

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #1 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UMN Twin Cities Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. University of Kansas is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at KU

#4

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wichita State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s aerospace engineering degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

WSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wichita State University are $15,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Wichita State University Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public institution located in Rolla, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri University of Science and Technology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $30,943, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology

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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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