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2023 Best Aeronautical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is the #95 most popular major in the country with 8,001 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Aeronautical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus the best school in the Southeast Region for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #2 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 city of Blacksburg.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Auburn is a very large public school located in the city of Auburn.

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

The University of Alabama ranked #7 on this year’s Best Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Central Florida did quite well on this year’s best schools for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.

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University of Alabama in Huntsville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Huntsville, UAH is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville 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 schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 338
Virginia 272
North Carolina 117
Florida 858
Tennessee 62
Kentucky 10
South Carolina 7
Alabama 363
Mississippi 73
West Virginia 86

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Aerospace Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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