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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology in the Southeast Region

9 Ranked Colleges
1,952 Degrees Awarded
$21,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 4,312 people earned their degree in general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology, making the major the 171st most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,845 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 1,952 general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology in the Southeast Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. This fairly large school is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and it awarded 944 bachelors’s general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Embry-Riddle Worldwide, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $20,333 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology students per year to attend Embry-Riddle Worldwide.

The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.

Full Embry-Riddle Worldwide General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Report

#2

Everglades University

Boca Raton, Florida
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Everglades University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Everglades U is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boca Raton, Florida. It awarded 42 bachelors’s general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Everglades U also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Everglades University is $30,841 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology students.

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#3

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 222 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Liberty University also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Liberty University is $28,903 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology students.

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#4

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Broward College landed the #4 spot on the list. BC is a public institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

BC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Broward College is $12,649 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology students.

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#5

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, Arkansas
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Henderson State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Henderson State University is a public institution located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology students list, Henderson State University has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,270 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology students per year to attend Henderson State University.

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

#6

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality

Middle Tennessee State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Murfreesboro, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology degrees to 156 students in 2019-2020.

Middle Tennessee State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Middle Tennessee State University is $12,464 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology students.

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#7

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky
#8 in overall quality

Eastern Kentucky University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Richmond, Kentucky, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Eastern, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern is $14,149 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology students.

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#1 in overall quality

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. This medium-sized school is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and it awarded 419 bachelors’s general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach also made our “Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $34,296 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology students per year to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Report

#9

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida
#3 in overall quality

Florida Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit institution located in Melbourne, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 61 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida Tech also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Florida Institute of Technology is $31,097 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology students.

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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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