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

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Finding the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

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

#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 master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

Women make up 15% of the aerospace engineering majors at the school.

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

Women make up 24% of the aerospace engineering majors at the school.

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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 #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Master’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 school with a small student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in aerospace engineering at the school are women while 86% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Women make up 8% of the aerospace engineering majors at the school.

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#5

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Dayton. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Dayton.

Of the 18 students majoring in aerospace engineering at UDayton, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a great place for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 11% of the students majoring in aerospace engineering at the school are women while 89% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

Women make up 20% of the aerospace engineering majors at the school.

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#8

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

University of Notre Dame came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.

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Case Western Reserve University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in aerospace engineering at Case Western, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#10

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI

With a ranking of #10, Western Michigan University 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 Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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 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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