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2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 7,582 people earned their degree in aerospace and aeronautical engineering, making the major the 101st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $65,466 and had an average of $23,943 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,010 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,010 and $22,489 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 analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in aerospace and aeronautical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the aerospace and aeronautical engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 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 Austin, Texas, and it awarded 168 bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $20,454 for southwest region bachelor’s degree aerospace engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UT Austin.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at UT Austin

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 82 bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also made our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend OSU is $18,978 for southwest region bachelor’s degree aerospace engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

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, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 88 bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree aerospace engineering students whose families make $75-$110k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $17,373 for southwest region bachelor’s degree aerospace engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Arizona State University - Tempe.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at ASU - Tempe

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, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 38 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s aerospace engineering students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #9 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. 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

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. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #8 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $20,200 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 85%.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Arizona

With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 140 degrees to qualified bachelors’s aerospace engineering students 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 estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - College Station is $26,028 for southwest region bachelor’s degree aerospace engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Texas A&M College Station

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. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s aerospace engineering 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. It costs about $16,473 for southwest region bachelor’s degree aerospace engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend The University of Texas at Arlington.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington

With a ranking of #8, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 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 Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $24,730 for southwest region bachelor’s degree aerospace engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott 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 #9. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Prescott, Arizona. It awarded 150 bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Prescott not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $35,342 for southwest region bachelor’s degree aerospace engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Embry-Riddle Prescott.

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%.

Read full report on 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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