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Finding the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor'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 Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 50 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for aerospace engineering majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the most popular school in the United States for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

Of the 37 students majoring in aerospace engineering at Purdue, 81% are male and 19% are female.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

About 18% of the students majoring in aerospace engineering at the school are women while 82% are male.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

Out of the 50 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in aerospace engineering at Georgia Tech, 93% are male and 7% are female.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Boulder is a great place for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 20% of the aerospace engineering majors at the school.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder

#5

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in aerospace engineering at Stanford, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 6% of the aerospace engineering majors at the school.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

#7

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 6% of the aerospace engineering majors at the school.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Virginia Tech Report

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in aerospace engineering at UMN Twin Cities, 64% are male and 36% are female.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

With a ranking of #9, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 8% of the students majoring in aerospace engineering at the school are women while 92% are male.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

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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.

  • 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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