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2023 Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Graduate Certificate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our analysis found Naval Postgraduate School to be the most popular school for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the midsize suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 122 students majoring in aerospace engineering at Naval Postgraduate School, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Duke University is a great place for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Florida Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Melbourne.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a great place for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB, AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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California Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena, Caltech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#6

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Mississippi State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Citadel Military College of South Carolina landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public school with a small student population.

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Iowa State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 10 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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