2027 Best Value Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools in Illinois
[Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering](/majors/engineering/aerospace-and-aeronautical-engineering/aerospace-aeronautical-space-engineering/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for aerospace & aeronautical engineering students.
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2027 Best Value Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools in Illinois
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the aerospace & aeronautical engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools
Our analysis ranked University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign the best value for a degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering in Illinois. Set in the city of Champaign, University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $18,267 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $40,096. Students borrow a median of $23,951 to complete the aerospace & aeronautical engineering program here. Early-career aerospace & aeronautical engineering graduates make about $87,496. That is a strong return on a $23,951 median debt. Roughly 42% of applicants are accepted.
Illinois Institute Of Technology is a great value for students pursuing a degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering, landing the #2 spot this year. Illinois Institute Of Technology is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $52,202. Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans. Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering graduates of Illinois Institute Of Technology earn a median of $63,169 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $27,000 median debt. Illinois Institute Of Technology admits about 55% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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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