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2023 Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$26,058 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$75,108 Avg Salary

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 Value 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 value experiences for aerospace engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools in California

Check out the aerospace engineering programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality in Aeronautical Engineering

$7,852 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found San Jose State University to be the best value school for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in California. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at San Jose State are $7,852 a year.

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

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at San Jose State University Report

$10,195 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools in California list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $10,195 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also did well on our Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in California list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Report

$13,258 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great value for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

UCLA undergraduate students pay an average of $13,258 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UCLA is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in California list.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles Report

$6,846 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools in California list. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSULB are $6,846 a year.

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#5

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA
$8,136 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means San Diego State University is a great value for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SDSU are $8,136 per year.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at San Diego State University Report

$14,700 Average Tuition & Fees

University of California - San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

UCSD undergraduate students pay an average of $14,700 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of California - San Diego Report

#7

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA
$55,860 Average Tuition & Fees

Santa Clara University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SCU are $55,860 a year.

SCU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in California list.

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Stanford University

Stanford, CA
$56,169 Average Tuition & Fees

Stanford University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stanford are $56,169 per year.

Stanford not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in California list.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Stanford University Report

$61,503 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Southern California landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

USC undergraduate students pay an average of $61,503 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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

Explore all the Best Value Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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.

  • 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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