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2023 Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

60 Colleges
$35,275 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,535 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 60 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for aerospace engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for aerospace engineering majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools

$10,748 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide to be the best value school for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Embry-Riddle Worldwide are $10,748 a year.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide

#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 Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools list. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UDayton are $44,890 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UDayton also is in the top 20% of our Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools ranking.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo undergraduate students pay an average of $28,105 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also did well on our Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Jose State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools list. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.

San Jose State undergraduate students pay an average of $19,732 in tuition and fees each year.

San Jose State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Austin are $40,996 per year.

UT Austin excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools list.

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#6

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

SCU undergraduate students pay an average of $55,860 in tuition and fees each year.

SCU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools list.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Santa Clara University Report

With a ranking of #7, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach did quite well on this year’s best value schools for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach are $39,066 a year.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools list.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach Report

With a ranking of #8, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s best value schools for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $38,855 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Texas A&M College Station is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools list.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

$18,165 Average Tuition & Fees

Wichita State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a large student population.

WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $18,165 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Wichita State University

University of California - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCLA are $43,012 a year.

UCLA also claimed a spot on our Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 University of Houston Houston, TX
12 California State University - Long Beach Long Beach, CA

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 26 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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Ian3055.

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