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2023 Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

18 Colleges
$66,488 Avg Salary
$25,035 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region .

Our analysis found Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus to be the most popular school for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The excellent programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best aerospace and aeronautical engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

The University of Alabama landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs. Located in the small city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at The University of Alabama Report

University of Central Florida came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UCF is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.

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North Carolina State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at North Carolina State University Report

University of Alabama in Huntsville ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Huntsville, UAH is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs. Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a private not-for-profit college with a 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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 49
Florida 191
Georgia 137
North Carolina 30
Tennessee 14
Kentucky 0
Alabama 72
South Carolina 3
Mississippi 7
West Virginia 4

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

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 18 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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