2023 Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools in Virginia
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Aeronautical Engineering
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.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Virginia Tech are $14,174 a year. On average, aerospace engineering graduates from Virginia Tech take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Virginia Tech is ranked #3 for overall quality for aerospace engineering in Virginia.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools in Virginia list. 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Aeronautical Engineering Schools in Virginia list.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Georgia | 338 |
North Carolina | 117 |
Florida | 858 |
Tennessee | 62 |
Kentucky | 10 |
South Carolina | 7 |
Alabama | 363 |
Mississippi | 73 |
West Virginia | 86 |
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Majors Related to Aerospace Engineering
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Aerospace Engineering
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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).
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