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2023 Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools in Indiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$34,418 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$74,319 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering School for You

With 454 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, aerospace and aeronautical engineering is the #56 most popular major in Indiana.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools in Indiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Indiana to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in Indiana

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

Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality in Aeronautical Engineering

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN
$9,992 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the best value school in Indiana for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

Purdue undergraduate students pay an average of $9,992 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, aerospace engineering majors at Purdue accumulate an average of around $22,750 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $688.

Purdue also made our Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in Indiana list, coming in at #3.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus

#2

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN
$58,843 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Notre Dame. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools in Indiana list. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

Notre Dame undergraduate students pay an average of $58,843 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, aerospace engineering graduates from Notre Dame carry an average student debtload of $21,000.

Notre Dame also took the #1 spot in our Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in Indiana rankings.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Notre Dame Report

Best Value Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 285
Ohio 314
Illinois 185

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 2 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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