2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in Michigan (With Aid)

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 Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Michigan, there were 271 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,133 and $26,782 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 73 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The aerospace engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in Michigan (With Aid)

#1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$95,295 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 71 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at U-M

#2

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan

$31,355 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the #2 spot on the list. Western Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 2 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

WMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Michigan University are $31,355, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at WMU

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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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