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2023 Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California

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

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is the #53 most popular major in California with 470 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in California to see which master'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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 108 students majoring in aerospace engineering at USC, 75% are male and 25% are female.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Southern California Report

#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 22% of the students majoring in aerospace engineering at the school are women while 78% are male.

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Out of the 11 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Naval Postgraduate School landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 32 students majoring in aerospace engineering at Naval Postgraduate School, 97% are male and 3% are female.

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Out of the 11 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 4 spot on the list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

About 25% of the students majoring in aerospace engineering at the school are women while 75% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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

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San Jose State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.

Women make up 38% of the aerospace engineering majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - San Diego did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in aerospace engineering at SDSU, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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California State University - Long Beach ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

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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 master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Caltech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in aerospace engineering at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 62
Nevada 2

One of 39 majors within the area of study, aerospace and aeronautical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 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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