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2023 Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region

9 Colleges
$71,742 Avg Salary
$23,948 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering School for You

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is the #86 most popular major in the country with 2,375 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the aerospace engineering programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Aeronautical Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the best school in the Great Lakes Region for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

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#2

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Dayton. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Dayton.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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#4

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Notre Dame. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Case Western Reserve University is a great place for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

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Western Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a 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 Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 139
Illinois 49
Ohio 115
Indiana 178

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

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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