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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology

7 Ranked Colleges
552 Degrees Awarded
$19,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Master's

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 General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 4,312 people earned their degree in general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology, making the major the 171st most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 552 general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology 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 general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology students.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Master’s list. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a fairly large school located in Daytona Beach, Florida that handed out 379 masters’s general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Worldwide did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Embry-Riddle Worldwide are $8,568.

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#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Master’s. UND is a fairly large school located in Grand Forks, North Dakota that handed out 25 masters’s general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology students list, UND has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach landed the #3 spot on the list. Daytona Beach, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology degrees to 39 students in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach are $19,736.

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#4

Lewis University

Romeoville, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lewis University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Master’s. Romeoville, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

Lewis also made our “Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lewis University are $14,780.

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#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 57 masters’s general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794.

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#6

Everglades University

Boca Raton, Florida
#7 in overall quality

Everglades University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 12 masters’s general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Everglades U, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Everglades University are $20,000, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. OSU is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 10 masters’s general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963.

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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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