2024 Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

If you pursue a master's degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #87 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 93 master's degrees in aerospace & aeronautical engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on aerospace & aeronautical engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other aerospace & aeronautical engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized aerospace & aeronautical engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for aerospace & aeronautical engineering students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in the New England Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering.

Top New England Region Schools for a Master's in Aerospace Engineering

1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

68 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering needs to take a look at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in aerospace & aeronautical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

25 Annual Graduates

Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a good choice for students interested in a master's degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering. WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.More information about a master’s in aerospace & aeronautical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best aerospace & aeronautical engineering schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	551	93

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Rankings in Majors Related to Aerospace Engineering

One of 2 majors within the Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering area of study, Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.