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2023 Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 7,996 people earned their degree in aerospace and aeronautical engineering, making the major the 102nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,238 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 757 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in aerospace and aeronautical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the aerospace and aeronautical engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 11 Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

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Out of the 11 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. U-M is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 126 bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

U-M also made our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 570 of the 47,907 students enrolled at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor were GI Bill® students, of which 325 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $27,058. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 253 bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying aerospace engineering list, Purdue has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Purdue University - Main Campus supports 46,655 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,765. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor’s. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 76 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Ohio State also made our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6.According to our most recent data, Ohio State University - Main Campus supports 61,369 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 veteran student life at Ohio State]](/colleges/ohio-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 11 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 105 bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying aerospace engineering list, UIUC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 52,679 students enrolled at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 10 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Notre Dame. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. University of Notre Dame is a fairly large school located in Notre Dame, Indiana that handed out 23 bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Notre Dame also took the #2 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 12,809 students enrolled at Notre Dame, 11 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 20 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,670. To help with additional expenses, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees to 73 students in 2020-2021.

UC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 909 of the 40,826 students enrolled at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 498 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,806. During this same period, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UC]](/colleges/university-of-cincinnati-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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With a ranking of #7, Case Western Reserve University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 29 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s aerospace engineering students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying aerospace engineering list, Case Western has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 11,465 students enrolled at Case Western, 109 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 69 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,799. During this same period, 35 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Western Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. Kalamazoo, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.

WMU also made our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #9.Of the 19,887 students enrolled at Western Michigan University, 584 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 327 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,981. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at WMU]](/colleges/western-michigan-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Akron Main Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

University of Akron Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 16,094 students enrolled at University of Akron Main Campus, 2 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,240. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Akron Main Campus does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Illinois Tech also took the #8 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 83 of the 6,325 students enrolled at Illinois Tech were GI Bill® students, of which 52 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,905. On top of their other funding sources, 14 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Illinois Institute of Technology Veteran Student Life Report

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Kent State University at Kent landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking. Kent, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

Kent State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 26,822 students enrolled at Kent State University at Kent, 778 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 374 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,199. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Kent State University at Kent]](/colleges/kent-state-university-at-kent/student-life/veterans/)

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