Best Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering Degrees in the US by ROI

Top colleges ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment across all active states. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Programs Analyzed

12

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

+$1,040,882

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$43,631

Cost of attendance

# College State 20-Yr Net ROI Median Salary Annual Cost Avg Debt
1 University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Grad rate: 84.0%

 WA +$1,417,696 $115,913 $30,282 N/A Full ROI →
2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Grad rate: 95.5%

 MA +$1,193,740 $109,672 $79,850 N/A Full ROI →
3 Stanford University

Grad rate: 94.0%

 CA +$1,145,216 $107,477 $82,162 N/A Full ROI →
4 Purdue University-Main Campus

Grad rate: 83.1%

 IN +$1,135,226 $101,018 $22,567 N/A Full ROI →
5 University of Southern California

Grad rate: 92.2%

 CA +$1,129,944 $106,965 $84,678 N/A Full ROI →
6 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Grad rate: 92.4%

 GA +$1,118,066 $100,683 $27,797 N/A Full ROI →
7 University of Colorado Boulder

Grad rate: 74.9%

 CO +$1,050,268 $97,860 $33,466 N/A Full ROI →
8 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Grad rate: 93.2%

 MI +$1,049,470 $97,808 $33,345 N/A Full ROI →
9 Arizona State University Campus Immersion

Grad rate: 67.4%

 AZ +$890,506 $89,330 $28,047 N/A Full ROI →
10 Southeastern Oklahoma State University

Grad rate: 33.4%

 OK +$824,194 $84,949 $17,393 N/A Full ROI →
11 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide

Grad rate: 19.5%

 FL +$804,090 $84,606 $24,015 N/A Full ROI →
12 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach

Grad rate: 65.5%

 FL +$732,176 $84,606 $59,972 N/A Full ROI →

How ROI is calculated

20-Year Net ROI = Gross Earnings (salary × 20) − Total Degree Cost − Debt Payoff (×1.35) − Baseline Opportunity Cost ($42,000 × 20). Data from the U.S. College Scorecard.

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