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2023 Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools in California

14 Colleges
$75,108 Avg Salary
$21,474 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering School for You

With 1,275 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, aerospace and aeronautical engineering is the #79 most popular major in California.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for aerospace engineering majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in California for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that aerospace engineering majors at USC take out is $20,030.

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The excellent programs at Naval Postgraduate School helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best aerospace and aeronautical engineering schools in California. Located in the suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best aerospace and aeronautical engineering schools in California. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

On average, aerospace engineering graduates from UCSD take out $20,000 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $142, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a great place for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

The average amount in student loans that aerospace engineering majors at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo take out is $22,408. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $540, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 14 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that aerospace engineering majors at Cal Poly Pomona take out is $26,000.

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#6

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #7, San Diego State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that aerospace engineering majors at SDSU take out is $23,626.

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University of California - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

On average, aerospace engineering graduates from UCLA take out $19,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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University of California - Davis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

The average amount in student loans that aerospace engineering majors at UC Davis take out is $15,000.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

After completing their degree, aerospace engineering graduates from UC Irvine carry an average student debt load of $20,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $324, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 135
Nevada 2

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 14 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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