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2023 Best Aeronautical Engineering Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 2,375 people earned a degree or certificate in aerospace and aeronautical engineering, making the major the #86 most popular in the United States.

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 Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 59 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the best school for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Rice University

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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Out of the 59 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 59 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#6

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

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With a ranking of #8, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well on this year’s best schools for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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#9

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

With a ranking of #9, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s best schools for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

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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 25 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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