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2026 Best Value Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools in Kansas

[Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering](/majors/engineering/aerospace-and-aeronautical-engineering/aerospace-aeronautical-space-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for aerospace & aeronautical engineering students.

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• Best Value Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools in Kansas

2026 Best Value Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools in Kansas

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the aerospace & aeronautical engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools

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Wichita State University
Wichita, KS

$9,684 In-State Tuition & Fees

$22,250 Avg Student Debt

$51,532 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is Wichita State University, our #1 best value for aerospace & aeronautical engineering in Kansas. Wichita State University is a large public school located in the city of Wichita. Students from in state pay about $9,684 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $19,869. Typical student debt for aerospace & aeronautical engineering graduates is $22,250. Soon after graduation, aerospace & aeronautical engineering degree recipients from Wichita State University generally make around $75,682. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 94% of applicants are accepted.

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University Of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

$12,102 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,000 Avg Student Debt

$61,945 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at University Of Kansas earned it the #2 place for aerospace & aeronautical engineering. Located in the city of Lawrence, University Of Kansas is a very large public university. In-state tuition and fees average $12,102, with out-of-state students paying around $30,432. Typical student debt for aerospace & aeronautical engineering graduates is $25,000. Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering graduates of University Of Kansas earn a median of $71,244 early in their careers. Set against $25,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 94%.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.