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2023 Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$32,052 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,751 Avg Salary

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for aerospace engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the aerospace engineering programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Aeronautical Engineering

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best value school for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Austin are $40,996 a year.

UT Austin not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin Report

The excellent programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best aerospace and aeronautical engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $38,855 per year.

Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #5.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The excellent programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #3 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 city of Houston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH are $21,891 per year.

UH excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Houston Report

#4

Rice University

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rice are $52,895 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Rice is ranked #1 for overall quality for aerospace engineering in the Southwest Region .

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Rice University Report

$23,767 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at New Mexico State University - Main 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 . NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces.

NMSU Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $23,767 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Norman.

University of Oklahoma undergraduate students pay an average of $25,116 in tuition and fees each year.

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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UT Arlington undergraduate students pay an average of $29,299 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Tempe are $29,438 per year.

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#9

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Arizona are $35,153 per year.

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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.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Ian3055.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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