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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

10 Ranked Colleges
176 Degrees Awarded
$25,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is the 101st most popular major in the country with 7,582 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $65,466 and had an average of $23,943 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,010 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,010 and $22,489 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 For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 10 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 For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s aerospace engineering students in 2019-2020.

Rice also made our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Rice Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Oklahoma State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Durant, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s aerospace engineering degrees to 53 students in 2019-2020.

Southeastern Oklahoma State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southeastern Oklahoma State University are $11,178, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 11 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 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 UH are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UH Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 25 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #4 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 Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048.

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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 37 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree aerospace engineering students with aid list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#6 in overall quality

University of Arizona landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 7 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #6 spot 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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With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. The University of Texas at Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees to qualified students.

UT Arlington also took the #7 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 UT Arlington are $23,376.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s aerospace engineering degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #0 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 NMSU Main Campus are $18,275.

Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree aerospace engineering students with aid list, University of Oklahoma has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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