Aerospace / Aeronautical / Astronautical Engineering

Ranked in 2013, part of Best Engineering Schools

Students in these master's engineering programs learn the science of flight, both for aircraft and spacecraft vehicles. These are the top master's programs for aerospace / aeronautical / astronautical engineering.

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Rank School name Score Tuition Total graduate engineering enrollment Additional data
#47 Mississippi State University (Bagley)

Mississippi State, MS

2.1 $6,264 per year (in-state, full-time); $15,828 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 622

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#46 Missouri University of Science & Technology

Rolla, MO

2.2 $6,390 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,470 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,050
#47 New Mexico State University

Las Cruces, NM

2.1 $6,514 per year (in-state, full-time); $18,266 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 456
#33 North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC

2.7 $6,883 per year (in-state, full-time); $18,931 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2,918
#47 Wichita State University

Wichita, KS

2.1 $234 per credit (in-state, full-time); $619 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 591
#47 West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

2.1 $7,804 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,054 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 704
#43 Auburn University (Ginn)

Auburn University, AL

2.3 $7,866 per year (in-state, full-time); $23,598 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 851
#9 Texas A&M University​‒​College Station (Look)

College Station, TX

3.9 $277 per credit (in-state, full-time); $577 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 2,918
#43 University of Alabama​‒​Huntsville

Huntsville, AL

2.3 $8,516 per year (in-state, full-time); $20,384 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 763
#36 University of Texas​‒​Arlington

Arlington, TX

2.5 $8,558 per year (in-state, full-time); $14,876 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,476
#26 Iowa State University

Ames, IA

2.9 $8,940 per year (in-state, full-time); $20,814 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,013
#36 University at Buffalo​‒​SUNY

Buffalo, NY

2.5 $9,370 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,680 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,324
#8 University of Texas​‒​Austin (Cockrell)

Austin, TX

4.0 $9,564 per year (in-state, full-time); $17,506 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2,425
#47 University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

2.1 $330 per credit (in-state, full-time); $772 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 593
#21 Arizona State University (Fulton)

Tempe, AZ

3.1 $10,001 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,549 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2,692
#30 University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

2.8 $10,202 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,612 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 993
#53 University of Tennessee​‒​Knoxville

Knoxville, TN

2.0 $10,280 per year (in-state, full-time); $28,768 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,000
#6 Purdue University​‒​West Lafayette

West Lafayette, IN

4.3 $10,332 per year (in-state, full-time); $29,134 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 3,070
#5 Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, GA

4.4 $10,584 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,860 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 4,651
#15 Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

3.6 $10,677 per year (in-state, full-time); $20,926 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2,278
#11 University of Maryland​‒​College Park (Clark)

College Park, MD

3.8 $11,020 per year (in-state, full-time); $23,760 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2,254
#18 University of California​‒​San Diego (Jacobs)

La Jolla, CA

3.3 $11,220 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,322 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,614
#25 Ohio State University

Columbus, OH

3.0 $11,704 per year (in-state, full-time); $29,016 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,738
#30 University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH

2.8 $12,522 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,036 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 859
#16 University of California​‒​Los Angeles (Samueli)

Los Angeles, CA

3.5 $12,562 per year (in-state, full-time); $27,664 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,776

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