2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #80 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the most popular for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 147 master's degrees in aerospace and aeronautical engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering School for Your Master's Degree

The aerospace engineering master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for aerospace and aeronautical engineering, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for aerospace and aeronautical engineering.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students seeking a a master's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Aerospace Engineering Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO

134 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CO

#1 Best Quality In CO

University of Colorado Boulder is a popular option for students interested in a master's degree in aerospace and aeronautical engineering. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in aerospace and aeronautical engineering in Colorado.

After graduating, aerospace engineering master's recipients usually earn an average of $86,500 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a master’s in aerospace and aeronautical engineering from University of Colorado Boulder

2

Utah State University
Logan, UT

13 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In UT

#1 Best Quality In UT

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in aerospace and aeronautical engineering needs to check out Utah State University. USU is a very large public university located in the city of Logan. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in aerospace and aeronautical engineering in Utah. More information about a master’s in aerospace and aeronautical engineering from Utah State University

3

Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO

#2 Most Popular In CO

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Colorado State University - Fort Collins if you wish to pursue a master's degree in aerospace and aeronautical engineering. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a master’s in aerospace and aeronautical engineering from Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the most popular aerospace and aeronautical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	172	119
Utah	150	7

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Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Related Rankings by Major

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is one of 40 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Aerospace Engineering Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	147

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	374
Electrical Engineering	335
Civil Engineering	233
General Engineering	184
Chemical Engineering	58
Computer Engineering	53
Biomedical Engineering	52
Materials Engineering	50
Environmental Engineering	36
Petroleum Engineering	28

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.