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2023 Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Graduate Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 graduate certificate.

Our analysis found Naval Postgraduate School to be the most popular school for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public college with a small student population.

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

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Naval Postgraduate School Report

#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

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Out of the 10 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Institute of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Florida Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Melbourne.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Florida Institute of Technology Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a great place for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB, AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular aerospace and aeronautical engineering schools in the United States. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Southern California Report

#6

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

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

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#6

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Mississippi State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Mississippi State University

Iowa State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Iowa State University Report

California Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena, Caltech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at California Institute of Technology

Citadel Military College of South Carolina came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public school with a small student population.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Citadel Military College of South Carolina Report

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 10 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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