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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

9 Ranked Colleges
804 Degrees Awarded
$21,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is the 109th most popular major in the country with 7,582 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,010 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 804 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in aerospace and aeronautical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the aerospace and aeronautical engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree aerospace engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 168 bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree aerospace engineering students whose families make $75-$110k list, UT Austin has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Austin is $20,454 for southwest region bachelor’s degree aerospace engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UT Austin Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 82 bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $18,978 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Aerospace Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend OSU.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at OSU

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees to 88 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Tempe is $17,373 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Aerospace Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe

#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 38 bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,909 for southwest region bachelor’s degree aerospace engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

Full NMSU Main Campus Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $20,200 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Aerospace Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Arizona.

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

Full University of Arizona Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

#2 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 140 bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #2 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M College Station is $26,028 for southwest region bachelor’s degree aerospace engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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 school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

#7 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. UT Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UT Arlington is $16,473 for southwest region bachelor’s degree aerospace engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

#4 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #8. University of Oklahoma is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Oklahoma, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $24,730 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Aerospace Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Oklahoma.

The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

#3 in overall quality

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Embry-Riddle Prescott is a small school located in Prescott, Arizona that handed out 150 bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Embry-Riddle Prescott, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott is $35,342 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Aerospace Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Embry-Riddle Prescott

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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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