2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Master’s
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is the 102nd most popular major in the country with 7,996 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 995 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in aerospace and aeronautical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the aerospace and aeronautical engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree vets studying aerospace engineering.
Top 8 Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Master’s. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 35 degrees to qualified masters’s aerospace engineering students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M University - College Station, 5 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,925. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas A&M University - College Station offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas A&M College Station]](/colleges/texas-a-and-m-university-college-station/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 35 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 7,566 of the 74,795 students enrolled at ASU - Tempe were GI Bill® students, of which 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. In addition to receiving other benefits, 672 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Arizona State University - Tempe]](/colleges/arizona-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 37 diplomas to qualified masters’s aerospace engineering students in 2020-2021.
UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 50,476 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Austin, 7 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,893. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #4 spot on the list. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying aerospace engineering list, UH has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,382 of the 47,090 students enrolled at University of Houston were GI Bill® students, of which 730 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,264. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Houston offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UH]](/colleges/university-of-houston/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Master’s. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s aerospace engineering students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Arizona supports 45,601 students, and 2,131 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,478 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,880. To help with additional expenses, 31 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Arizona offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Arizona]](/colleges/university-of-arizona/student-life/veterans/)
The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. The University of Texas at Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees to qualified students.
UT Arlington also made our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6.Of the 48,072 students enrolled at UT Arlington, 2,109 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,211 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,630. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UT Arlington]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-at-arlington/student-life/veterans/)
New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Master’s ranking. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 3 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 14,227 students enrolled at New Mexico State University - Main Campus, 620 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 285 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,880. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at NMSU Main Campus]](/colleges/new-mexico-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
Rice University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Master’s ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s aerospace engineering students in 2020-2021.
Rice did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 157 of the 7,643 students enrolled at Rice University were GI Bill® students, of which 80 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,656. To help with additional expenses, 68 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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