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2023 Best Aeronautical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

9 Colleges
$89,877 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, aerospace and aeronautical engineering was ranked #86 in the country. In fact 2,375 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Aeronautical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for aerospace engineering majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in Aeronautical Engineering

#1

Rice University

Houston, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Rice University the best school in the Southwest Region for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best aerospace and aeronautical engineering schools in the Southwest Region . UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman.

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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.

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#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Las Cruces.

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Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best aerospace and aeronautical engineering schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 140
Arizona 45
Oklahoma 67
New Mexico 4

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Aerospace Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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