2023 Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master's Degree 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.
The Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 the Great Lakes Region 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.
2023 Most Popular Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for aerospace engineering majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
Of the 136 students majoring in aerospace engineering at Purdue, 85% are male and 15% are female.
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Out of the 11 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 city of Ann Arbor.
Of the 110 students majoring in aerospace engineering at U-M, 76% are male and 24% are female.
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A rank of #3 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 master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB, AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a public school with a small student population.
Women make up 14% of the aerospace engineering majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
Of the 37 students majoring in aerospace engineering at UIUC, 92% are male and 8% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 11% of the aerospace engineering majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Dayton. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Dayton.
About 22% of the students majoring in aerospace engineering at the school are women while 78% are male.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.
Of the 15 students majoring in aerospace engineering at Ohio State, 80% are male and 20% are female.
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University of Notre Dame 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. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.
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Case Western Reserve University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
About 67% of the students majoring in aerospace engineering at the school are women while 33% are male.
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Western Michigan University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
Majors Related to Aerospace Engineering
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 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).
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