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.

For full rankings, GRE scores, and student debt data, sign up for U.S. News Engineering School Compass!

Rankings Overall Engineering School Program Data
Rank School name Score Tuition Total graduate engineering enrollment Additional data
#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

U.S. News Engineering School Compass

Get the U.S. News Engineering School Compass to unlock more data columns. Access the complete rankings and more to find the right engineering school for you.

Expanded profiles for all schools

All entering class stats, including average GRE scores

Research Expenditures

All college data included (access good for one year)

Get Access

Already a member? Login here

#20 University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

3.2 $42,350 per year (full-time) 501
#9 Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

3.9 $38,650 per year (full-time) 574
#1 California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA

4.6 $38,084 per year (full-time) 587
#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 University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

2.1 $330 per credit (in-state, full-time); $772 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 593
#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
#43 Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH

2.3 $37,120 per year (full-time) 633
#33 University of Virginia

Charlottesville, VA

2.7 $13,806 per year (in-state, full-time); $23,130 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 667
#47 University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

2.1 $788 per credit (full-time) 689
#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 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 Washington University in St. Louis

St. Louis, MO

2.5 $42,500 per year (full-time) 775
#21 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, NY

3.1 $43,350 per year (full-time) 831
#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
#39 Boston University

Boston, MA

2.4 $42,400 per year (full-time) 857
#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
#35 Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

2.6 $1,249 per credit (full-time) 862
#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
#30 Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey​‒​New Brunswick

Piscataway, NJ

2.8 $15,024 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,600 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,004
#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
#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
#39 University of Houston (Cullen)

Houston, TX

2.4 $478 per credit (in-state, full-time); $829 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 1,070
#26 University of California​‒​Davis

Davis, CA

2.9 $15,387 per year (in-state, full-time); $30,489 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,169

1 2 3>