The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics is among organizations validating the beneficial impacts of the magazine’s 2025 rankings of the best college aerospace engineering degree programs in the U.S. The aerospace engineering program in the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, part of the Fulton Schools, is especially noted for the education it is providing to students in design thinking and prototyping, systems testing, solar-powered flight and electrical propulsion systems in the aerospace and aeronautics realm. Particularly noted is that the degree program’s industry board of directors ensures the curriculum aligns with the emerging priorities of job markets in the fields that employ aerospace engineering experts.