2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology in the Great Lakes Region

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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 Great Lakes region, there were 343 general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 78 general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Lewis University

Romeoville, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$14,780 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lewis University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Romeoville, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 21 degrees to qualified masters’s general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology students in 2019-2020.

Lewis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lewis University are $14,780, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$28,794 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school awarded 57 diplomas to qualified masters’s general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology students in 2019-2020.

Purdue not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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