2023 Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering School for You
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is the #95 most popular major in the country with 8,001 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Aeronautical Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Boulder the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU - Boulder are $38,358 per year. The average amount in student loans that aerospace engineering majors at CU - Boulder take out is $23,257.
In addition to its great value ranking, CU - Boulder is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USU are $23,435 per year.
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Request InformationBest Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best aerospace and aeronautical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 463 |
| Utah | 8 |
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Majors Related to Aerospace Engineering
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Aerospace Engineering
| 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 2 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).
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