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2023 Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools in Virginia

2 Colleges
$73,370 Avg Salary
$21,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering School for You

With 272 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, aerospace and aeronautical engineering is the #80 most popular major in Virginia.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Virginia 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

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our analysis found Virginia Tech to be the most popular school for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Virginia. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

While working on their degree, aerospace engineering majors at Virginia Tech accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools in Virginia list. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

While working on their degree, aerospace engineering majors at University of Virginia accumulate an average of around $15,000 in student debt.

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

Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 338
North Carolina 117
Florida 858
Tennessee 62
Kentucky 10
South Carolina 7
Alabama 363
Mississippi 73
West Virginia 86

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

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 2 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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