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2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

9 Ranked Colleges
176 Degrees Awarded
$25,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest 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 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” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

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

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

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 37 degrees to qualified masters’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 #1 spot 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s aerospace engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #3 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 The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886.

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#3

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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 20 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at UH

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 3 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236.

Full University of Oklahoma 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 #5 on our 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public institution located in Durant, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 53 masters’s 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Southeastern Oklahoma State University

#4 in overall quality

Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 25 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#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 ranking, coming in at #7. UT Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 17 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also made our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest 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 The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at UT Arlington

#8

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 ranking, coming in at #8. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 7 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree aerospace engineering students list, University of Arizona has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Rice University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 2 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 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 Rice University are $47,913.

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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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