2023 Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
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 Southwest region, there were 1,000 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,751 and $24,968 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 744 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in aerospace and aeronautical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the aerospace and aeronautical engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying aerospace engineering.
Top 9 Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 169 bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M College Station, 5 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,925. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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 full report on veteran student life at Texas A&M University - College Station]](/colleges/texas-a-and-m-university-college-station/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees to 88 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying aerospace engineering list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 74,795 students enrolled at Arizona State University - Tempe, 7,566 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,068. To help with additional expenses, 672 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 27,772 students enrolled at University of Oklahoma, 12 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,720. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Oklahoma does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott landed the #4 spot on the list. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott is a small school located in Prescott, Arizona that handed out 127 bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying aerospace engineering list, Embry-Riddle Prescott has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott supports 3,004 students, and 282 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 186 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,865. In addition to receiving other benefits, 143 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Arlington. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 48,072 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Arlington, 2,109 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,211 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,630. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of Texas at Arlington offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UT Arlington Veteran Student Life Report
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 81 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus supports 24,535 students, and 1,038 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 439 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,226. On top of their other funding sources, 39 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 85%.
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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 122 bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, The University of Texas at Austin supports 50,476 students, and 7 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,893. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, 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 97%.
Full The University of Texas at Austin Veteran Student Life Report
University of Arizona came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona, 2,131 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,880. To help with additional expenses, 31 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Arizona]](/colleges/university-of-arizona/student-life/veterans/)
New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 51 degrees to qualified bachelors’s aerospace engineering students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 14,227 students enrolled at NMSU Main Campus, 620 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 285 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,880. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at New Mexico State University - Main Campus]](/colleges/new-mexico-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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