Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering

Find Schools Near

2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

8 Ranked Colleges
331 Degrees Awarded
$36,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is the 101st most popular major in the country with 7,582 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $65,466 and had an average of $23,943 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,163 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,775 and $24,680 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 331 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in aerospace and aeronautical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs, but they also 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The aerospace engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region”.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree aerospace engineering students.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

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 Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s aerospace engineering degrees to 112 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree aerospace engineering students list, Purdue has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Purdue

#2

University of Dayton

Dayton, Ohio
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Dayton. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. University of Dayton is a fairly large school located in Dayton, Ohio that handed out 16 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UDayton also made our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Dayton are $17,780, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Dayton

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s aerospace engineering degrees to 35 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at UIUC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school awarded 34 diplomas to qualified masters’s aerospace engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree aerospace engineering students list, UC has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 16 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 71 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree aerospace engineering students list, U-M has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at U-M

#5 in overall quality

Case Western Reserve University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Case Western Reserve University is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 5 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Case Western also made our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western Reserve University are $47,958.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University

#8

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

University of Notre Dame ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Notre Dame, Indiana. It awarded 12 masters’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Notre Dame not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Notre Dame are $57,522, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Notre Dame

Switch to a Similar Major

Switch to a Different Ranking Method

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.

Credits

  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Ian3055.

Featured Aeronautics Schools

Find Schools Near You