2024 Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools in Massachusetts

A degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #94 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of aerospace & aeronautical engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 215 degrees in aerospace & aeronautical engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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• Best Overall Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools List

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

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 Schools in Massachusetts list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in Massachusetts

The schools below may not offer all types of aerospace engineering degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Massachusetts Schools in Aerospace Engineering

1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

130 Aerospace Engineering Degrees Awarded

4.6% Growth in Graduates

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering degree recipients from Massachusetts Institute of Technology get an earnings boost of approximately $6,319 over the typical earnings of aerospace & aeronautical engineering majors.

More information about a degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

85 Aerospace Engineering Degrees Awarded

22.4% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in aerospace & aeronautical engineering needs to look into Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Students who graduate with their degree from the aerospace engineering program report average early career income of $72,303.

More information about a degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire	210	1

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Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Related Rankings by Major

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

Aerospace Engineering Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	215

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Most Popular Majors Related to Aerospace Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	2,089
Computer Engineering	1,395
Electrical Engineering	1,254
Biomedical Engineering	775
Civil Engineering	720
General Engineering	632
Chemical Engineering	537
Other Engineering	430
Systems Engineering	378
Industrial Engineering	284

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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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More about our data sources and methodologies.