2025 Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #80 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 286 bachelor's degrees in aerospace & aeronautical engineering to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on aerospace & aeronautical engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of aerospace & aeronautical engineering students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized aerospace & aeronautical engineering related body.

Our complete 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.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in Virginia

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering.

Top Virginia Schools for a Bachelor's in Aerospace Engineering

1

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

246 Annual Graduates

Virginia Tech is a good choice for students interested in a bachelor's degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in aerospace & aeronautical engineering from Virginia Tech

2

University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

40 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering has to check out University of Virginia - Main Campus. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in aerospace & aeronautical engineering from University of Virginia - Main Campus

Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	640
Tennessee	460	48
North Carolina	453	87
Georgia	453	201
South Carolina	370	4
Kentucky	331	10
Alabama	320	291
Mississippi	275	66
West Virginia	223	82

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Rankings in Majors Related to Aerospace Engineering

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is one of 2 different types of Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering programs to choose from.

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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