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2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Aerospace Engineering Major in the Plains States Region

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33 Degrees Awarded
$30,600 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Aerospace Engineering Major in the Plains States Region

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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Aerospace Engineering Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is the 94th most popular major in the country with 8,001 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $70,535 and had an average of $24,126 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 591 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,086 and $25,428 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 33 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,829 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Aerospace Engineering Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in aerospace and aeronautical engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in aerospace and aeronautical engineering.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Aerospace Engineering Major in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree aerospace engineering students.

Top 6 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in the Plains States Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Aerospace Engineering Major in the Plains States Region. This medium-sized school is located in Rolla, Missouri, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Aerospace Engineering Major in the Plains States Region. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 14 doctorate’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at UMN Twin Cities

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Aerospace Engineering Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #3 spot on the list. KU is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 5 doctorate’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Kansas Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Aerospace Engineering Major in the Plains States Region. Iowa State University is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 5 doctorate’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Iowa State

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Wichita State University
Wichita, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wichita State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Aerospace Engineering Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Wichita, Kansas, this fairly large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s aerospace engineering students in 2020-2021.

Full WSU Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

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Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, Missouri

Washington University in St Louis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Aerospace Engineering Major in the Plains States Region ranking. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 20 doctorate’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at WUSTL

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