2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology for an Associate
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Ranked Colleges
521
Degrees Awarded
$40,900
Avg Cost*
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology is the 144th most popular major in the country with 5,034 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 3,326 general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 521 general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer 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 offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
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, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree vets studying general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology.
Top 3 Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide landed the #1 spot on the list. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Daytona Beach, Florida. It awarded 458 associates’s general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology degrees in 2020-2021.
Embry-Riddle Worldwide not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 13,904 students enrolled at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide, 6 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,465. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide does offer 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 Embry-Riddle Worldwide Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology for an Associate. This medium-sized school is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and it awarded 38 associates’s general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology degrees in 2020-2021.
Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach supports 8,797 students, and 789 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 521 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,573. During this same period, 347 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
Full Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Hinds Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Hinds Community College is located in Raymond, Mississippi and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 associates’s general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology degrees to qualified students.
Hinds Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 11,181 students enrolled at Hinds Community College, 11 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,000. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Hinds Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Hinds Community College]](/colleges/hinds-community-college/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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