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2023 Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$37,111 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$76,295 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 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 Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for aerospace engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for aerospace engineering majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools

Our analysis found California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo to be the best value school for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo undergraduate students pay an average of $28,105 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that aerospace engineering majors at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo take out is $22,408. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $540, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also did well on our Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$19,319 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Cal Poly Pomona undergraduate students pay an average of $19,319 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, aerospace engineering majors at Cal Poly Pomona accumulate an average of around $26,000 in student debt.

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#3

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Out of the 14 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Clara University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SCU are $55,860 a year.

SCU also took the #4 spot in our Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Santa Clara University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jose State are $19,732 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, San Jose State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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$18,726 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Long Beach. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

CSULB undergraduate students pay an average of $18,726 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that aerospace engineering majors at CSULB take out is $27,202.

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#6

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA
$20,016 Average Tuition & Fees

San Diego State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SDSU are $20,016 a year. The average amount in student loans that aerospace engineering majors at SDSU take out is $23,626.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at San Diego State University Report

With a ranking of #7, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s best value schools for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCLA are $43,012 per year. Aerospace Engineering majors at UCLA take out an average of $19,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

UCLA also claimed a spot on our Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW Seattle are $39,906 a year. While working on their degree, aerospace engineering majors at UW Seattle accumulate an average of around $13,000 in student debt.

UW Seattle excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#9

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Stanford are $56,169 a year.

Stanford also made our Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #1.

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$24,828 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Las Vegas.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNLV are $24,828 a year.

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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 14 schools only.

  • 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.

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