2024 Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #64 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 57 doctor's degrees in aerospace & aeronautical engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of aerospace & aeronautical engineering for getting your doctor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 - The number of aerospace & aeronautical engineering students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• 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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for aerospace & aeronautical engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• 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 doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in the Far Western US Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Doctorate in Aerospace Engineering

1

Stanford University
Stanford, CA

21 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering needs to look into Stanford University. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Stanford.More information about a doctorate in aerospace & aeronautical engineering from Stanford University

2

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

6 Annual Graduates

University of Southern California is a great choice for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a doctorate in aerospace & aeronautical engineering from University of Southern California

3

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

5 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering needs to check out University of California - Los Angeles. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in aerospace & aeronautical engineering from University of California - Los Angeles

4

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

13 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering needs to check out University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in aerospace & aeronautical engineering from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best aerospace & aeronautical engineering schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	180	44
Washington	122	13
Nevada	84	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Aerospace Engineering

One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Aerospace Engineering Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	57

Most Popular Majors Related to Aerospace Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	402
Mechanical Engineering	268
Civil Engineering	189
Biomedical Engineering	180
Chemical Engineering	161
Materials Engineering	100
Computer Engineering	43
Other Engineering	39
Agricultural Engineering	29
Nuclear Engineering	24

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).
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