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2023 Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

9 Colleges
$65,751 Avg Salary
$24,968 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 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.

The Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges.

Top Southwest Region Schools in Aeronautical Engineering

#1

Rice University

Houston, TX

Our analysis found Rice University to be the best school for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 3 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great place for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

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The excellent programs at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best aerospace and aeronautical engineering schools in the Southwest Region . University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Norman.

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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very 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 Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.

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#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. NMSU Main Campus is a 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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