2023 Best Value Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech Schools
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Ranked Colleges
983
Degrees Awarded
$14,200
Avg Net Price*
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech Schools” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology is the 565th most popular major in the country with 983 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
This year’s “Best Value Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech Schools” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in aeronautical/aerospace engineering technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great aeronautical/aerospace engineering technology/technician programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the aeronautical/aerospace engineering technology/technician program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech Schools
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech Schools.
Top 13 Best Value Colleges for Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech Schools list. Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is a medium-sized school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 72 ’s aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech students list, Cincinnati State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Cincinnati State is $5,532 for aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech Schools. American Public University System is a large school located in Charles Town, West Virginia that handed out 136 ’s aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
American Military University also made our “Best Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology Schools” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend American Military University is $10,563 for Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech students.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Florida State College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech Schools. Cocoa, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech degrees to 89 students in 2020-2021.
EFSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend EFSC is $4,743 for Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech Schools. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 77 ’s aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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 Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,377 for aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech students per year to attend Purdue.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech Schools list. Located in Wichita, Kansas, this small public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified ’s aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
WSU Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend WSU Tech is $11,696 for aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech students.
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Nunez Community College did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech Schools ranking, coming in at #6. Chalmette, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech degrees to 80 students in 2020-2021.
Nunez Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Nunez Community College is $9,837 for aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech students.
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With a ranking of #7, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech Schools list. Located in Daytona Beach, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 22 degrees to qualified ’s aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Embry-Riddle Worldwide did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology Schools” list. It costs about $18,938 for aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech students per year to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Idaho State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech Schools ranking. Idaho State University is located in Pocatello, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ISU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ISU is $17,410 for aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech students.
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Fairmont State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech Schools list. Fairmont State University is a public institution located in Fairmont, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Fairmont State also made our “Best Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology Schools” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $11,326 for aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech students per year to attend Fairmont State University.
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Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Best Value Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech Schools ranking. Penn College is a public institution located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Penn College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Pennsylvania College of Technology is $25,181 for Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech students.
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Kent State University at Kent landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Best Value Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech Schools ranking. Kent, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Kent State also made our “Best Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology Schools” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend Kent State University at Kent is $19,117 for aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech students.
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Southeast Missouri State University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech Schools list. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It awarded 2 ’s aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech students list, Southeast Missouri State University has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,568 for aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech students per year to attend Southeast Missouri State University.
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LeTourneau University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech Schools list. LETU is a small school located in Longview, Texas that handed out 8 ’s aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
LETU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for LETU is $23,665 for Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech students.
Full LeTourneau University Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology Report
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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
- *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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