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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
542 Degrees Awarded
$26,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region 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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is the 101st most popular major in the country with 7,582 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $65,466 and had an average of $23,943 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 693 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,440 and $25,730 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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in aerospace and aeronautical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs, but they also 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

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 Getting Aid list. University of Maryland - College Park is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 145 bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP also made our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend University of Maryland - College Park is $19,045 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree aerospace engineering students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, 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 95%.

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

#2

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this large public school awarded 55 degrees to qualified bachelors’s aerospace engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers New Brunswick, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick is $21,654 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Aerospace Engineering students with aid.

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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 101 bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree aerospace engineering students with aid list, University at Buffalo has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University at Buffalo is $18,194 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree aerospace engineering students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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

#4

Clarkson University

Potsdam, New York

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarkson University landed the #4 spot on the list. Clarkson University is located in Potsdam, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees to qualified students.

Clarkson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $29,015 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree aerospace engineering students with aid per year to attend Clarkson University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, 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 87%.

Full Clarkson University Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized school located in Troy, New York that handed out 101 bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree aerospace engineering students with aid list, RPI has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $35,464 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Aerospace Engineering students with aid per year to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

The low student loan default rate of 0.5% 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 91%.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York

Syracuse University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Syracuse University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $34,482 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree aerospace engineering students with aid per year to attend Syracuse.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Syracuse University

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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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