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2021 Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region

13 Colleges
1,757 Bachelor's Degrees
$33,499 Avg Cost*

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

Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region

This year's Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer a bachelor's in aerospace engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent aerospace & aeronautical engineering programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the aerospace & aeronautical engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region

Check out the aerospace engineering programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

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 Southeast Region that are best for non-traditional aerospace & aeronautical engineering students. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Georgia Tech has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in the Southeast Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at Georgia Tech is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. 19,058 students at Georgia Tech are exclusively online. 21,273 students are part time.

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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Daytona Beach. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in the Southeast Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 580 students at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach that take at least one class online. About 2,454 of the students at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach are attending part time.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

University of Florida landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best aerospace & aeronautical engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population. UF also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in the Southeast Region rankings.

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

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Florida Report

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg. Virginia Tech also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in the Southeast Region rankings.

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. 2,831 of Virginia Tech students are attending part time.

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to North Carolina State University. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population. NC State also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in the Southeast Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 14,604 students take at least one class online at NC State. 7,732 of NC State students are attending part time.

Full Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at North Carolina State University Report

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University of Virginia - Main Campus earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville. University of Virginia not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in the Southeast Region list.

About 0.5% of University of Virginia students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,175 students take at least one class online at University of Virginia. There are roughly 2,758 part time students in attendance at University of Virginia.

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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Central Florida. UCF is a very large public school located in the suburb of Orlando. UCF also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in the Southeast Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 28,807 students take at least one class online at UCF. 23,575 students are part time.

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West Virginia University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. WVU is a very large public school located in the small city of Morgantown.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.9%. Approximately 11,100 students take at least one class online at WVU. There are roughly 3,190 part time students in attendance at WVU.

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Auburn University
Auburn, AL

The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Auburn University. Auburn is a very large public school located in the city of Auburn. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Auburn has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in the Southeast Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at Auburn is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 11,718 students take at least one class online at Auburn. 5,257 of Auburn students are attending part time.

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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Florida Institute of Technology. Located in the city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. Florida Tech not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in the Southeast Region list.

About 0.8% of Florida Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,764 of Florida Tech students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 3,782 part time students in attendance at Florida Tech.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students aerospace & aeronautical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 640
Georgia 201
Tennessee 48
North Carolina 87
Virginia 223
South Carolina 4
Kentucky 10
Alabama 291
Mississippi 66
West Virginia 82

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Notes and References

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*Avg Cost is for the top 13 schools only.

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