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2023 Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region

14 Colleges
$71,742 Avg Salary
$23,948 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, aerospace and aeronautical engineering was ranked #95 in the country. In fact 8,001 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges.

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

Aerospace Engineering majors at Purdue take out an average of $22,750 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $688, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 2 spot on the list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

Aerospace Engineering majors at U-M take out an average of $18,856 in student loans while working on their egree.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Out of the 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 3 spot on the list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

While working on their degree, aerospace engineering majors at UIUC accumulate an average of around $21,500 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $619, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

Out of the 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

Aerospace Engineering majors at UC take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $239, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

Aerospace Engineering majors at Ohio State take out an average of $25,500 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $413.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Ohio State University - Main Campus

Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB, AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a public school with a small student population.

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Case Western Reserve University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that aerospace engineering majors at Case Western take out is $25,000.

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Illinois Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

The average amount in student loans that aerospace engineering majors at Illinois Tech take out is $26,270.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology Report

#9

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

With a ranking of #9, University of Notre Dame did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

The average amount in student loans that aerospace engineering majors at Notre Dame take out is $21,000.

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#10

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI

Western Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.

While working on their degree, aerospace engineering majors at WMU accumulate an average of around $29,656 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $344, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best aerospace and aeronautical engineering schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 285
Ohio 314
Illinois 185
Indiana 454

One of 40 majors within the area of study, aerospace and aeronautical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 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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