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2026 Best Value Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools in Illinois

[Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering](/majors/engineering/aerospace-and-aeronautical-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong aerospace & aeronautical engineering education at a price that pays off.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for aerospace & aeronautical engineering students.

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• Best Value Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools in Illinois

2026 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

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University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign
Champaign, IL

$18,267 In-State Tuition & Fees

$23,951 Avg Student Debt

$81,054 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign tops our 2026 list of the best value aerospace & aeronautical engineering schools in Illinois. University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $18,267, with out-of-state students paying around $40,096. Typical student debt for aerospace & aeronautical engineering graduates is $23,951. 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.

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Illinois Institute Of Technology
Chicago, IL

$52,202 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,000 Avg Student Debt

$82,592 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in aerospace & aeronautical engineering will find it at Illinois Institute Of Technology, which ranked #2. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Institute Of Technology is a large private not-for-profit university. In-state tuition and fees average $52,202. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete the aerospace & aeronautical engineering program here. Early-career aerospace & aeronautical engineering graduates make about $63,169. Set against $27,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 55% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.