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2025 Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region

12 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
1,443 Aerospace Engineering Degrees Awarded
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #102 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 reviewed 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 1,443 degrees in aerospace & aeronautical engineering annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering School

Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region The aerospace engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for aerospace & aeronautical engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Aerospace Engineering
Master's Degrees in Aerospace Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in Aerospace Engineering

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in the Great Lakes Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the aerospace engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Aerospace Engineering

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
294 Aerospace Engineering Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat University of Michigan - Ann Arbor if you want to pursue a degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were roughly 294 aerospace & aeronautical engineering students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
539 Aerospace Engineering Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in aerospace & aeronautical engineering has to take a look at Purdue University - Main Campus. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #65 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.

There were roughly 539 aerospace & aeronautical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
168 Aerospace Engineering Degrees Awarded

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering. UIUC is a very large public university located in the small city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 168 aerospace & aeronautical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IN
3.4% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Notre Dame if you wish to pursue a degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Notre Dame. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.

There were approximately 29 aerospace & aeronautical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In OH
51 Aerospace Engineering Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #116 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Case Western is a great university overall.

There were about 51 aerospace & aeronautical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Case Western in the most recent data year.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OH
93 Aerospace Engineering Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 93 aerospace & aeronautical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In OH
10.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were approximately 20 aerospace & aeronautical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UDayton in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
90 Aerospace Engineering Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 90 aerospace & aeronautical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent data year.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MI
45 Aerospace Engineering Degrees Awarded

WMU is a large public university located in the small city of Kalamazoo. This university ranks 4th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were approximately 45 aerospace & aeronautical engineering students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent year we have data available.

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10
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL

Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago. This school ranks 23rd out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 28 aerospace & aeronautical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Illinois Tech in the most recent data year.

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Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best aerospace & aeronautical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 312
Michigan 915 285
Illinois 870 185
Indiana 737 454

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

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