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2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
31 Degrees Awarded
$33,700 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Aerospace Engineering Major in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Aerospace Engineering Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 8,001 people earned their degree in aerospace and aeronautical engineering, making the major the 94th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $70,535 and had an average of $24,126 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,000 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,751 and $24,968 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 31 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Aerospace Engineering Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in aerospace and aeronautical engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in aerospace and aeronautical engineering.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Aerospace Engineering Major in the Southwest Region

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

Top 7 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in the Southwest Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Aerospace Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s aerospace engineering degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UT Arlington Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Aerospace Engineering Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #2 spot on the list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s aerospace engineering degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Aerospace Engineering Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s aerospace engineering students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Aerospace Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 1 doctorate’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Aerospace Engineering Major in the Southwest Region. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s aerospace engineering degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Arizona

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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Aerospace Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 2 doctorate’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at ASU - Tempe

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With a ranking of #7, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Aerospace Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 doctorate’s aerospace engineering degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Oklahoma Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

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