by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for aerospace & aeronautical engineering students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 877 bachelor's degrees in aerospace & aeronautical engineering to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The aerospace engineering bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality aerospace engineering program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for aerospace & aeronautical engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.
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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in aerospace & aeronautical engineering from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering has to check out Purdue University - Main Campus. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in aerospace & aeronautical engineering from Purdue University - Main Campus
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering. UIUC is a very large public university located in the small city of Champaign.More information about a bachelor’s in aerospace & aeronautical engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Notre Dame is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Notre Dame.More information about a bachelor’s in aerospace & aeronautical engineering from University of Notre Dame
Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in aerospace & aeronautical engineering from Case Western Reserve University
Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in aerospace & aeronautical engineering from Ohio State University - Main Campus
Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in aerospace & aeronautical engineering from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
WMU is a large public university located in the city of Kalamazoo.More information about a bachelor’s in aerospace & aeronautical engineering from Western Michigan University
Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in aerospace & aeronautical engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology
Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in aerospace & aeronautical engineering from Kent State University at Kent
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