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2023 Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

16 Colleges
$31,975 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$66,488 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

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

2023 Best Value Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges.

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 Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide Report

Out of the 16 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach undergraduate students pay an average of $39,066 in tuition and fees each year.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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

Out of the 16 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgia Tech are $33,964 per year.

Georgia Tech also took the #2 spot in our Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.

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The excellent programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best aerospace and aeronautical engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NC State are $29,916 a year.

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

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at North Carolina State University Report

#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Out of the 16 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 5 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Virginia Tech are $33,857 per year.

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

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Virginia Tech Report

Florida Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Florida Tech are $43,246 a year.

Florida Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#7

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Auburn is a very large public school located in the small city of Auburn.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Auburn are $31,986 per year.

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

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Auburn University Report

#8

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV
$25,824 Average Tuition & Fees

West Virginia University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. WVU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Morgantown.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WVU are $25,824 per year.

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#9

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

With a ranking of #9, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s best value schools for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UF are $28,659 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UF also is in the top 10% of our Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Florida

#10

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

The University of Alabama ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UA are $31,090 a year.

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Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best aerospace and aeronautical engineering schools 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 16 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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