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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Far Western US region, there were 1,292 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,150 and $22,066 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.

This year’s “Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in aerospace and aeronautical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the aerospace and aeronautical engineering program at the school. 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 following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region.

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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo are $21,009, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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. This large school is located in Long Beach, California, and it awarded 15 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CSULB are $17,784.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at CSULB

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. UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 51 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

#4

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

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. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 26 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #5 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 UCLA are $28,131.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at UCLA

#5

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#7 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, San Diego State University landed the #5 spot on the list. SDSU is located in San Diego, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree aerospace engineering students list, SDSU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SDSU are $18,658, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at San Diego State University

#6

San Jose State University

San Jose, California

San Jose State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Jose State University is a large school located in San Jose, California that handed out 22 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at San Jose State University

#7

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

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. USC is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 91 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#8

Stanford University

Stanford, California

Stanford University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Stanford University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Stanford, California. It awarded 65 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree aerospace engineering students list, Stanford has also earned the #1 rank 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 Stanford are $55,011.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Stanford

#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 school located in Pasadena, California that handed out 17 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Caltech also took the #3 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 Caltech are $56,649.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Caltech

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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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