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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$36,399 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$89,877 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for aerospace engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Aeronautical Engineering

#1

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

Our analysis found University of Dayton to be the best value school for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Dayton.

UDayton graduate students pay an average of $18,140 in tuition and fees each year.

UDayton also claimed a spot on our Best Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The excellent master’s degree programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value aerospace and aeronautical engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

Purdue graduate students pay an average of $28,794 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UIUC are $30,862 a year.

UIUC also made our Best Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #5.

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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a large student population.

WMU graduate students pay an average of $26,248 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Western Michigan University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC are $26,644 per year.

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

Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

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

Ohio State also claimed a spot on our Best Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on this year’s best value schools for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students working on their master’s degree. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U-M are $50,464 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, U-M is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Case Western Reserve University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Case Western are $49,398 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Case Western also is in the top 15% of our Best Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University Report

#9

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

University of Notre Dame did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

Notre Dame graduate students pay an average of $58,662 in tuition and fees each year.

Notre Dame did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Notre Dame

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 9 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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