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

In 2020-2021, 8,001 people earned a degree or certificate in aerospace and aeronautical engineering, making the major the #95 most popular in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 50 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the most popular school in the United States for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

Women make up 19% of the aerospace engineering majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular aerospace and aeronautical engineering schools in the United States. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

Of the 28 students majoring in aerospace engineering at U-M, 82% are male and 18% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a great place for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 7% of the aerospace engineering majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Boulder is a great place for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in aerospace engineering at the school are women while 80% are male.

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#5

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Out of the 50 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 14% of the aerospace engineering majors at the school.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 6% of the students majoring in aerospace engineering at the school are women while 94% are male.

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#7

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

With a ranking of #7, Virginia Tech did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

About 6% of the students majoring in aerospace engineering at the school are women while 94% are male.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 36% of the aerospace engineering majors at the school.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in aerospace engineering at UW Seattle, 92% are male and 8% are female.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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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 25 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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