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2022 Best Value Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s

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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the aeronautical/aerospace engineering technology/technician program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s

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

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology

#1

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #1 spot on the list. Charles Town, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech degrees to 53 students in 2019-2020.

American Military University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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 a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full American Military University Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology Report

#2

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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Purdue 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.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech students list, Purdue has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,986 for Bachelor’s Degree Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech students per year to attend Purdue University - Main Campus.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology at Purdue

#3

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Missouri State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeast Missouri State University also made our “Best Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Southeast Missouri State University is $12,774 for Bachelor’s Degree Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech students.

Full Southeast Missouri State University Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology Report

#4

Fairmont State University

Fairmont, West Virginia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairmont State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Fairmont State University is a public institution located in Fairmont, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fairmont State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Fairmont State University is $10,161 for Bachelor’s Degree Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech students.

Read more about Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology at Fairmont State

#5

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania College of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Williamsport, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Penn College also made our “Best Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Penn College is $25,794 for bachelor’s degree aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech students.

Read more about Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology at Pennsylvania College of Technology

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Kent State University at Kent is a large public school situated in Kent, Ohio. It awarded 3 bachelors’s aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Kent State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $18,885 for bachelor’s degree aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech students per year to attend Kent State University at Kent.

Full Kent State University at Kent 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

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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