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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in the Southeast Region

10 Ranked Colleges
80 Degrees Awarded
$28,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Southeast region, there were 2,049 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 80 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in aerospace and aeronautical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs and cost less that 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 Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in the Southeast Region

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 20 doctorate’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Virginia Tech

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Daytona Beach, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s aerospace engineering students in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach are $19,736.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s aerospace engineering degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree aerospace engineering students list, Georgia Tech has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Georgia Tech Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

#4

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. North Carolina State University is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 9 doctorate’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full NC State Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

#5

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. University of Florida is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s aerospace engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at UF

#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Central Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s aerospace engineering degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UCF also took the #8 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCF are $28,657, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCF Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

#7

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#5 in overall quality

Auburn University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s aerospace engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree aerospace engineering students list, Auburn has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn University are $31,956, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Auburn Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

#10 in overall quality

University of Alabama in Huntsville came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Alabama in Huntsville is a medium-sized public school situated in Huntsville, Alabama. It awarded 1 doctorate’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UAH also made our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama in Huntsville are $25,386, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Alabama in Huntsville Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

#9

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#7 in overall quality

The University of Alabama ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Tuscaloosa, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s aerospace engineering degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UA also took the #7 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UA Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

#9 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 1 doctorate’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Knoxville, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at UT Knoxville

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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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