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2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

9 Ranked Colleges
381 Degrees Awarded
$32,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Far Western US region, there were 1,292 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 381 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the aerospace and aeronautical engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree aerospace engineering students.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in the Far Western US Region

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #1 spot on the list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $21,009.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Long Beach. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. California State University - Long Beach is located in Long Beach, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSULB, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Long Beach are $17,784, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full California State University - Long Beach Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s aerospace engineering degrees to 51 students in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at UW Seattle

#4

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large public school handed out 26 degrees to qualified masters’s aerospace engineering students in 2019-2020.

UCLA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at UCLA

#5

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. SDSU is a public institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SDSU also made our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SDSU are $18,658.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at San Diego State University

#6

San Jose State University

San Jose, California
#8 in overall quality

San Jose State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. San Jose, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s aerospace engineering degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

San Jose State also made our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Jose State are $18,790, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full San Jose State Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

#7

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Southern California did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. University of Southern California is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 91 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees to qualified students.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Southern California

#8

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

Stanford University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. Stanford University is located in Stanford, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 65 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees to qualified students.

Stanford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford are $55,011.

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#9

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California
#3 in overall quality

California Institute of Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Caltech is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pasadena, California. It awarded 17 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Caltech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Caltech are $56,649, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at California Institute of 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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