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2022 Best Value Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
237 Degrees Awarded
$15,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology is the 621st most popular major in the country with 1,052 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 237 aeronautical/aerospace engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in aeronautical/aerospace engineering technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality aeronautical/aerospace engineering technology/technician programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the aeronautical/aerospace engineering technology/technician program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology (With Aid)

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Purdue University - Main Campus is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 93 bachelors’s aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Purdue University - Main Campus is $13,986 for Bachelor’s Degree Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read more about Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology at Purdue

#2

Fairmont State University

Fairmont, West Virginia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fairmont State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. Located in Fairmont, West Virginia, this small public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

Fairmont State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $10,161 for Bachelor’s Degree Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech students with aid per year to attend Fairmont State.

Full Fairmont State University Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology Report

#3

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. American Military University is a large private for-profit school situated in Charles Town, West Virginia. It awarded 53 bachelors’s aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

American Military University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend American Public University System is $10,222 for bachelor’s degree aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.

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#4

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Missouri State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Southeast Missouri State University is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech students with aid list, Southeast Missouri State University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $12,774 for Bachelor’s Degree Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech students with aid per year to attend Southeast Missouri State University.

Full Southeast Missouri State University Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology Report

#5

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Penn College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Pennsylvania College of Technology is $25,794 for bachelor’s degree aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech students with aid.

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#6 in overall quality

Kent State University at Kent did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Kent State is a public institution located in Kent, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Kent State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $18,885 for Bachelor’s Degree Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech students with aid per year to attend Kent State University at Kent.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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