2025 Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Kansas

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #74 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 21 master's degrees in aerospace & aeronautical engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on aerospace & aeronautical engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other aerospace & aeronautical engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for aerospace & aeronautical engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized aerospace & aeronautical engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for aerospace & aeronautical engineering students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Kansas list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in Kansas

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering.

Top Kansas Schools for a Master's in Aerospace Engineering

1

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

11 Annual Graduates

University of Kansas is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering. KU is a very large public university located in the city of Lawrence.More information about a master’s in aerospace & aeronautical engineering from University of Kansas

2

Wichita State University
Wichita, KS

10 Annual Graduates

$89,838 Median Starting Salary

Wichita State University is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering. WSU is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Wichita.

After graduating, aerospace engineering master's recipients generally earn an average of $89,838 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a master’s in aerospace & aeronautical engineering from Wichita State University

Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	193	35
Minnesota	174	20
Iowa	154	16

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Rankings in Majors Related to Aerospace Engineering

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Aerospace Engineering Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	21

Most Popular Majors Related to Aerospace Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Industrial Engineering	58
Civil Engineering	39
Electrical and Computer Engineering.	37
Mechanical Engineering	25
Biomedical Engineering	13
Chemical Engineering	10
Electrical Engineering	10
Environmental Engineering	8
Architectural Engineering	7
Agricultural Engineering	6

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.