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2023 Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in California

9 Colleges
$75,108 Avg Salary
$21,474 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering School for You

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is the #53 most popular major in California with 470 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in California to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges.

Top California Schools in Aeronautical Engineering

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in California for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#3

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

The excellent programs at Santa Clara University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best aerospace and aeronautical engineering schools in California. Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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The excellent programs at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best aerospace and aeronautical engineering schools in California. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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San Jose State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in California ranking. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - San Diego did quite well on this year’s best schools for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, California State University - Long Beach did quite well on this year’s best schools for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

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#9

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 62
Nevada 2

One of 39 majors within the area of study, aerospace and aeronautical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Aerospace Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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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