2024 Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Missouri

If you plan on getting your master's degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #74 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 35 master's degrees in aerospace & aeronautical engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on aerospace & aeronautical engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other aerospace & aeronautical engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for aerospace & aeronautical engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized aerospace & aeronautical engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for aerospace & aeronautical engineering students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools

The aerospace engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Missouri.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in Missouri

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering.

Top Missouri Schools for a Master's in Aerospace Engineering

1

Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

20 Annual Graduates

$88,254 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering needs to check out Washington University in St Louis. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

After graduation, aerospace engineering master's recipients generally earn around $88,254 in their early careers.

More information about a master’s in aerospace & aeronautical engineering from Washington University in St Louis

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Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO

15 Annual Graduates

Missouri University of Science and Technology is a good option for students interested in a master's degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public university located in the remote town of Rolla.More information about a master’s in aerospace & aeronautical engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology

Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	174	20
Iowa	154	16
Kansas	149	21

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Rankings in Majors Related to Aerospace Engineering

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Aerospace Engineering Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	35

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	135
Mechanical Engineering	105
Civil Engineering	57
Geoscience Engineering	57
Chemical Engineering	49
Systems Engineering	46
General Engineering	45
Other Engineering	43
Industrial Engineering	31
Biomedical Engineering	28

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Ian3055. More about our data sources and methodologies.