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2023 Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

41 Colleges
$29,223 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

In 2020-2021, 8,001 people earned a degree or certificate in aerospace and aeronautical engineering, making the major the #95 most popular in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 41 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for aerospace engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for aerospace engineering majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

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

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best value school for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UT Austin also did well on our Best Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value aerospace and aeronautical engineering schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Texas A&M College Station is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value aerospace and aeronautical engineering schools in the United States. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach are $20,310 per year.

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Out of the 41 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

WSU graduate students pay an average of $15,323 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 41 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Georgia Tech graduate students pay an average of $31,334 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Georgia Tech is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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#6

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Purdue are $28,794 a year.

Purdue excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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University of California - Los Angeles came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

UCLA graduate students pay an average of $28,138 in tuition and fees each year.

UCLA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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#8

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Virginia Tech are $31,443 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Virginia Tech is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Virginia Tech Report

#9

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cornell also is in the top 5% of our Best Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.

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Iowa State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

Iowa State graduate students pay an average of $26,948 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Iowa State also is in the top 10% of our Best Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.

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Great Lakes

One of 40 majors within the area of study, aerospace and aeronautical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 25 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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