39 Best Aerospace Engineering schools in Massachusetts

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Massachusetts ranked based on their research performance in Aerospace Engineering. A graph of 3.93M citations received by 80K academic papers made by 39 universities in Massachusetts was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge

For Aerospace Engineering

#2 in the United States

#2 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

2. Harvard University

Cambridge

For Aerospace Engineering

#5 in the United States

#5 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

3. Boston University

Boston

For Aerospace Engineering

#38 in the United States

#44 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,551

4. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

For Aerospace Engineering

#66 in the United States

#74 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

5. Northeastern University

Boston

For Aerospace Engineering

#94 in the United States

#107 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $34,770

6. Tufts University

Medford

For Aerospace Engineering

#114 in the United States

#134 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,333

7. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

For Aerospace Engineering

#131 in the United States

#155 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Net Price: $47,799
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $28,005

8. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Worcester

For Aerospace Engineering

#165 in the United States

#192 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,394
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1962

9. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell

For Aerospace Engineering

#184 in the United States

#214 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

10. Brandeis University

Waltham

For Aerospace Engineering

#210 in the United States

#241 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,668

11. Boston College

Boston

For Aerospace Engineering

#215 in the United States

#246 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,590

12. University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston

For Aerospace Engineering

#247 in the United States

#279 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 92%

13. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Dartmouth

For Aerospace Engineering

#260 in the United States

#293 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 99%

14. Clark University

Worcester

For Aerospace Engineering

#283 in the United States

#322 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $32,767

15. Williams College

Williamstown

For Aerospace Engineering

#298 in the United States

#337 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $16,988

16. Wellesley College

Wellesley

For Aerospace Engineering

#324 in the United States

#367 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $21,501

17. Amherst College

Amherst

For Aerospace Engineering

#354 in the United States

#398 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $17,965

18. Smith College

Northampton

For Aerospace Engineering

#356 in the United States

#400 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1474
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,823

19. Simmons University

Boston

For Aerospace Engineering

#419 in the United States

#470 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $29,575

20. College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

For Aerospace Engineering

#434 in the United States

#487 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $35,455

21. MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston

For Aerospace Engineering

#472 in the United States

#525 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,484
Male:Female: 16:84
Founded: 1977

22. Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

Needham

For Aerospace Engineering

#478 in the United States

#531 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $40,370

23. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

For Aerospace Engineering

#493 in the United States

#546 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $35,782

24. Western New England University

Springfield

For Aerospace Engineering

#501 in the United States

#554 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $31,548

25. Bentley University

Waltham

For Aerospace Engineering

#510 in the United States

#563 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $43,858

26. Hebrew College

Newton Centre

For Aerospace Engineering

#513 in the United States

#566 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 177
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1921

27. Suffolk University

Boston

For Aerospace Engineering

#520 in the United States

#573 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $33,089

28. Dean College

Franklin

For Aerospace Engineering

#571 in the United States

#624 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $31,472
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,467

29. Fisher College

Boston

For Aerospace Engineering

#602 in the United States

#657 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $27,827
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $24,917

30. Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston

For Aerospace Engineering

#636 in the United States

#694 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $35,585

31. Endicott College

Beverly

For Aerospace Engineering

#637 in the United States

#695 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $39,988

32. Babson College

Wellesley

For Aerospace Engineering

#653 in the United States

#711 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $30,220

33. Newbury College

Brookline

For Aerospace Engineering

#665 in the United States

#723 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,613
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,393

34. Springfield College

Springfield

For Aerospace Engineering

#703 in the United States

#764 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1165
Net Price: $29,198
Receiving Aid: 100%

35. MCPHS University

Boston

For Aerospace Engineering

#722 in the United States

#784 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $37,182

36. Wheaton College - Massachusetts

Norton

For Aerospace Engineering

#734 in the United States

#796 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $31,638

37. Emmanuel College

Boston

For Aerospace Engineering

#739 in the United States

#801 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $33,214

38. Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater

For Aerospace Engineering

#750 in the United States

#813 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 94%

39. Merrimack College

North Andover

For Aerospace Engineering

#787 in the United States

#851 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $38,849
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,235

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Aerospace Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Rhode Island	5	49
Connecticut	16	34
New Hampshire	6	116
Vermont	3	127
New York	79	14
New Jersey	17	11
Maine	8	182
Pennsylvania	51	9
Maryland	16	12
District of Columbia	7	97
Virginia	22	23
West Virginia	5	96
Ohio	31	20
North Carolina	20	30
Michigan	19	3
South Carolina	11	84
Indiana	20	15
Kentucky	8	78
Tennessee	20	55
Wisconsin	18	19
Georgia	18	8
Illinois	30	7
Alabama	13	79
Iowa	6	39
Missouri	13	56
Florida	28	25
Minnesota	17	16
Mississippi	6	109
Arkansas	8	181
Louisiana	14	59
Kansas	8	77
South Dakota	6	221
North Dakota	4	192
Nebraska	7	90
Oklahoma	8	60
Puerto Rico	5	272
Texas	49	17
Colorado	12	26
Montana	3	160
New Mexico	3	95
Utah	6	50
Idaho	4	149
Arizona	5	27
Washington	14	13
Oregon	12	70
California	63	1
Alaska	3	161
Hawaii	3	117