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2023 Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$37,423 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, aerospace and aeronautical engineering was ranked #95 in the country. In fact 8,001 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Value Aeronautical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 Great Lakes Region

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

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Aeronautical Engineering

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the best value school for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

Purdue graduate students pay an average of $28,794 in tuition and fees each 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 in the Great Lakes Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIUC are $30,862 per year.

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

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC are $26,644 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great value for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U-M are $50,464 per year.

U-M also claimed a spot on our Best Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Ohio State graduate students pay an average of $38,377 in tuition and fees each year.

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Case Western Reserve University 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Case Western are $49,398 a year.

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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 Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 285
Ohio 314
Illinois 185
Indiana 454

One of 40 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
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 6 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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