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2023 Best Aeronautical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

11 Colleges
$89,877 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, aerospace and aeronautical engineering was ranked #95 in the country. In fact 8,001 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Aeronautical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master's Degree Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in the Far Western US Region for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best aerospace and aeronautical engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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#4

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Santa Clara University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best aerospace and aeronautical engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the # 5 spot on the list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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San Jose State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

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University of California - San Diego ranked #8 on this year’s Best Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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California State University - Long Beach landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs. CSULB is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

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#10

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #10, San Diego State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best aerospace and aeronautical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,275
Washington 135
Nevada 2

One of 40 majors within the area of study, aerospace and aeronautical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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