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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
89 Degrees Awarded
$36,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 7,582 people earned their degree in aerospace and aeronautical engineering, making the major the 109th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,163 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 89 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in aerospace and aeronautical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the aerospace and aeronautical engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 46 doctorate’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue also made our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #2 spot on the list. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s aerospace engineering degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at UIUC

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 18 doctorate’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s aerospace engineering degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s aerospace engineering students in 2019-2020.

UC also made our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

#4 in overall quality

Case Western Reserve University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Case Western Reserve University is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 1 doctorate’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Case Western also made our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western are $47,958, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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