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2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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542 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is the 109th most popular major in the country with 7,582 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 693 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 542 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in aerospace and aeronautical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the aerospace and aeronautical engineering 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 Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Maryland - College Park is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 145 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Maryland - College Park is $18,418 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Aerospace Engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.

Full University of Maryland - College Park Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

#2

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this large public school awarded 55 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s aerospace engineering students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also made our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $20,935 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree aerospace engineering students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Rutgers New Brunswick

#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University at Buffalo is a public institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 101 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $19,834 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Aerospace Engineering students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University at Buffalo.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University at Buffalo

#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Syracuse, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s aerospace engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Syracuse, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Syracuse is $24,698 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Aerospace Engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Syracuse

#5

Clarkson University

Potsdam, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarkson University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Potsdam, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 34 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s aerospace engineering students in 2019-2020.

Clarkson also made our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Clarkson University is $25,419 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Aerospace Engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Clarkson University

#1 in overall quality

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Troy, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 101 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s aerospace engineering students in 2019-2020.

RPI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $26,797 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree aerospace engineering students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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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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