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

5 Ranked Colleges
78 Degrees Awarded
$30,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master's 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 Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is the 109th most popular major in the country with 7,582 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 78 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 5 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

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

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

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Iowa State University is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 13 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948.

Full Iowa State University Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

#2

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the #2 spot on the list. WSU is a public institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WSU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wichita State University are $15,112.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at WSU

#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. KU is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

KU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full KU Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s 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 located in Rolla, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees to qualified students.

Missouri University of Science and Technology not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology

#5

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 21 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WUSTL, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Washington University in St Louis

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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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