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2023 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in the Plains States Region

6 Ranked Colleges
466 Degrees Awarded
$65,798 Avg Salary
Most Well Attended Aerospace Engineering Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor's

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In 2020-2021, 8,001 people earned their degree in aerospace and aeronautical engineering, making the major the 94th most popular in the United States. 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 466 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Aerospace Engineering Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in aerospace and aeronautical engineering. To top this list, a school must have a successful aerospace and aeronautical engineering program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Aerospace Engineering Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Aerospace Engineering Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees to 160 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Iowa State

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Aerospace Engineering Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 76 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Aerospace Engineering Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Wichita, Kansas, this fairly large public school handed out 72 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s aerospace engineering students in 2020-2021.

Full WSU Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Aerospace Engineering Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. Rolla, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees to 63 students 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full Missouri University of Science and Technology Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Aerospace Engineering Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 59 bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees to qualified 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Kansas

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Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, Missouri

Saint Louis University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Aerospace Engineering Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. SLU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Full Saint Louis University Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

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