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2023 Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California

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$89,877 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master's Degree 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.

The Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in California to see which master's degree 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 master's degree.

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 25% of the aerospace engineering majors at the school.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Stanford University is a great place for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 67 students majoring in aerospace engineering at Stanford, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Naval Postgraduate School helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular aerospace and aeronautical engineering schools in California. Located in the suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 3% of the aerospace engineering majors at the school.

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Out of the 11 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 4 spot on the list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 24 students majoring in aerospace engineering at UCLA, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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Out of the 11 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the # 5 spot on the list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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

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With a ranking of #6, San Jose State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students working on their master’s degree. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

About 38% of the students majoring in aerospace engineering at the school are women while 63% are male.

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University of California - San Diego landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

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California State University - Long Beach came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

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#8

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 30% of the aerospace engineering majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, California Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Caltech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in aerospace engineering at Caltech, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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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 11 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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