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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Aerospace Engineering Major in the Plains States Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Aerospace Engineering Major in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Aerospace Engineering Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is the 102nd most popular major in the country with 8,668 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across the Plains States region, there were 562 aerospace & aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 91 aerospace & aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,858 and $37,352 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Aerospace Engineering Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in aerospace & aeronautical engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their aerospace & aeronautical engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Aerospace Engineering Major in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree aerospace engineering students.

Top 6 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in the Plains States Region

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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Aerospace Engineering Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Rolla, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s aerospace engineering degrees to 11 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Missouri University of Science and Technology Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wichita State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Aerospace Engineering Major in the Plains States Region. Wichita State University is located in Wichita, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full WSU Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Aerospace Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. Washington University in St Louis is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Washington University in St Louis

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Aerospace Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified masters’s aerospace engineering students in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.

Full Iowa State University Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Aerospace Engineering Major in the Plains States Region. UMN Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UMN Twin Cities Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

University of Kansas landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Aerospace Engineering Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Kansas is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 8 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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