Find Grad Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

Find Schools Near

2023 Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

13 Colleges
$76,295 Avg Salary
$20,627 Avg Student Debt

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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Naval Postgraduate School the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey.

Read More…

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Southern California Report

#3

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

Read More…

Out of the 13 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

Out of the 13 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read More…

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public college with a very large student population.

Read More…

University of California - San Diego ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

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

San Jose State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at San Jose State University Report

California Institute of Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Caltech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Pasadena.

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

#10

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego.

Read More…

Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best aerospace and aeronautical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 470
Washington 62
Nevada 2

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

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 13 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.

Featured Schools

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.