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2024 Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools in New York

5 Colleges in New York
350 Aerospace Engineering Degrees Awarded
$66,041 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #94 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for aerospace & aeronautical engineering students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 350 degrees in aerospace & aeronautical engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering School

Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools in New York Your choice of aerospace & aeronautical engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

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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 New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that 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 New York

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 York Schools in Aerospace Engineering

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NY
4.0% Growth in Graduates

Cornell University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

There were roughly 25 aerospace & aeronautical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
138 Aerospace Engineering Degrees Awarded
14.5% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute if you want to pursue a degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering. RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy. A Best Colleges rank of #106 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means RPI is a great school overall.

There were roughly 138 aerospace & aeronautical engineering students who graduated with this degree at RPI in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the aerospace & aeronautical engineering major at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute get $6,172 more than the average college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
126 Aerospace Engineering Degrees Awarded
4.0% Growth in Graduates

University at Buffalo is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 126 aerospace & aeronautical engineering students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, aerospace engineering degree recipients generally earn around $59,797 in their early careers.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$65,036 Median Starting Salary
$27,000 Median Student Debt

Clarkson University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering. Located in the town of Potsdam, Clarkson is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 25th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 30 aerospace & aeronautical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Clarkson in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, aerospace engineering degree recipients typically earn about $65,036 at the beginning of their careers.

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
31 Aerospace Engineering Degrees Awarded
12.9% Growth in Graduates

Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Syracuse. This university ranks 12th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 31 aerospace & aeronautical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the aerospace engineering program earn about $60,947 in their early career salary.

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Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 158
Maryland 279 303
New Jersey 273 58

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Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Aerospace Engineering Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 350

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 2,839
Electrical Engineering 1,924
Biomedical Engineering 1,140
Civil Engineering 1,102
Computer Engineering 1,031
Chemical Engineering 870
Industrial Engineering 703
Operations Research 699
General Engineering 617
Environmental Engineering 294

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