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2023 Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$16,980 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$73,370 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering School for You

With 272 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, aerospace and aeronautical engineering is the #80 most popular major in Virginia.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

The Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Virginia 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools in Virginia

Check out the aerospace engineering programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Aeronautical Engineering

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA
$14,174 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the best value school in Virginia for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Virginia Tech are $14,174 per year. On average, aerospace engineering graduates from Virginia Tech take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Virginia Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in Virginia list.

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$19,785 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best aerospace and aeronautical engineering schools in Virginia. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Virginia are $19,785 per year. The average amount in student loans that aerospace engineering majors at University of Virginia take out is $15,000.

University of Virginia not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in Virginia list.

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

Best Value Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 338
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 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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