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2023 Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region

11 Colleges
$71,742 Avg Salary
$23,948 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 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 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 Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Great Lakes 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.

Check out the aerospace engineering 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 degree in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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

The excellent programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best aerospace and aeronautical engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering 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

The excellent programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best aerospace and aeronautical engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

#6

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

With a ranking of #6, University of Dayton did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Dayton Report

Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

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

#8

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

With a ranking of #8, University of Notre Dame did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

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Case Western Reserve University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#10

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI

Western Michigan University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a large student population.

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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 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 11 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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