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2023 Best Aeronautical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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$89,877 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, aerospace and aeronautical engineering was ranked #86 in the country. In fact 2,375 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Aeronautical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus the best school in the Southeast Region for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

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#4

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the city of Auburn.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best aerospace and aeronautical engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

The University of Alabama landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs. Located in the small city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public school with a very large student population.

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide ranked #8 on this year’s Best Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#9

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

West Virginia University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs. WVU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Morgantown.

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With a ranking of #10, University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well on this year’s best schools for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students working on their master’s degree. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 49
Florida 191
Georgia 137
North Carolina 30
Tennessee 14
Kentucky 0
Alabama 72
South Carolina 3
Mississippi 7
West Virginia 4

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

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 15 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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