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2023 Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is the #86 most popular major in the country with 2,375 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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 in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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.

Check out the aerospace engineering doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small 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 in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

About 10% of the students majoring in aerospace engineering at the school are women while 90% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB, AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a public college with a small student population.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management Report

Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Of the 2 students majoring in aerospace engineering at Ohio State, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Ohio State University - Main Campus

Case Western Reserve University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University Report

#8

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

University of Notre Dame ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

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#8

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Dayton.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Dayton Report

Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best aerospace and aeronautical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 139
Illinois 49
Ohio 115
Indiana 178

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 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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