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2022 Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
269 Degrees Awarded
$18,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology is the 171st most popular major in the country with 4,312 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 303 general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 269 general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Minnesota State Mankato is $16,221 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology at Minnesota State University - Mankato

#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. UND is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 126 bachelors’s general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology degrees to qualified students.

UND did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UND is $15,738 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UND General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #3 spot on the list. UNOMAHA is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology students with aid list, UNOMAHA has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $14,040 for plains states region bachelor’s degree general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology students with aid per year to attend UNOMAHA.

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#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Kansas State University is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 30 bachelors’s general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Kansas State University is $18,285 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full Kansas State University General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Report

#5

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. SLU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology degrees to qualified students.

SLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SLU is $28,188 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology students with aid.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, 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 90%.

Full Saint Louis University General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Report

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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).
  • 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

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • 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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