2025 Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the New England Region

If you pursue a degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #102 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 239 degrees in aerospace & aeronautical engineering to qualified students.

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Pick Your Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in the New England Region

The schools below may not offer all types of aerospace engineering degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top New England Region Schools in Aerospace Engineering

1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

137 Aerospace Engineering Degrees Awarded

5.1% Growth in Graduates

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.More information about a degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

97 Aerospace Engineering Degrees Awarded

12.4% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Worcester Polytechnic Institute if you want to pursue a degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering. WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.More information about a degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best aerospace & aeronautical engineering schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	854	215
New Hampshire	395	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Aerospace Engineering

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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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More about our data sources and methodologies.