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2021 Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students

44 Colleges
5,944 Bachelor's Degrees
$34,541 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional StudentsAerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is the #76th most popular major in the country with 5,944 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>.

For this year's Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking, we looked at 44 colleges that offer a bachelor's in aerospace engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great aerospace & aeronautical engineering programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the aerospace & aeronautical engineering program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying aerospace engineering.

Top 10 Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus tops the 2021 list of our schools in the United States that are best for non-traditional aerospace & aeronautical engineering students. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population. Georgia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering list.

About 0.4% of Georgia Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 19,058 of Georgia Tech students are exclusively distance learners. 21,273 students are part time.

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach also made our Best Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering list, coming in at #3.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 580 students at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach that take at least one class online. 2,454 of Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach students are attending part time.

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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, U-M has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering ranking.

About 0.2% of U-M students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 15,737 students at U-M that take at least one class online. 3,568 of U-M students are attending part time.

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Colorado Boulder. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a very large student population. CU - Boulder not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering list.

About 1.1% of CU - Boulder students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 24,299 students at CU - Boulder that take at least one class online. 7,631 students are part time.

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Missouri University of Science and Technology. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Missouri University of Science and Technology has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 2,726 students at Missouri University of Science and Technology that take at least one class online. About 1,272 of the students at Missouri University of Science and Technology are attending part time.

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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Texas A&M University - College Station. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

The student loan default rate at Texas A&M College Station is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 24,343 students at Texas A&M College Station that take at least one class online. 9,943 of Texas A&M College Station students are attending part time.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

University of Florida comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 22,865 students at UF that take at least one class online. About 11,205 of the students at UF are attending part time.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Virginia Tech. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Virginia Tech is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering list.

About 0.5% of Virginia Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 19,796 students take at least one class online at Virginia Tech. About 2,831 of the students at Virginia Tech are attending part time.

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University of Southern California landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best aerospace & aeronautical engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. USC also made our Best Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering list, coming in at #8.

About 0.5% of USC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 15,291 students at USC that take at least one class online. About 6,687 of the students at USC are attending part time.

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Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best aerospace & aeronautical engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of University Park, Penn State University Park is a public school with a very large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.0%. All students are part time.

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Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering by Region

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