2024 Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools in the Plains States Region

General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #144 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology. Combined, these schools handed out 381 degrees in general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology School

Your choice of general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

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General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology in the Plains States Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Plains States Region Schools in General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology

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University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1st Most Popular In ND

198 General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology has to take a look at University of North Dakota. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #218 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UND is a great university overall.

There were about 198 general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology students who graduated with this degree at UND in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1st Most Popular In KS

48 General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology has to check out Kansas State University. K -State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Manhattan. A Best Colleges rank of #225 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means K -State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 48 general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology students who graduated with this degree at K -State in the most recent data year.

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3

Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1st Most Popular In MO

Any student who is interested in general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology needs to take a look at Saint Louis University. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Louis. This university ranks 7th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were approximately 28 general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology students who graduated with this degree at SLU in the most recent data year.

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4

Minnesota State University - Mankato
Mankato, MN

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1st Most Popular In MN

60 General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology needs to take a look at Minnesota State University - Mankato. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 13th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were approximately 60 general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent data year.

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University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, NE

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1st Most Popular In NE

Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.

There were roughly 25 general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology students who graduated with this degree at UNOMAHA in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	742	60
Missouri	693	28
Iowa	648	4
Kansas	599	48
Nebraska	500	35
North Dakota	416	198
South Dakota	381	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology

General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology is one of 7 different types of Air Transportation programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations	90
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew	86
Other Air Transportation	38
Air Traffic Controller	35
Flight Instructor	16
Remote Aircraft Pilot	2

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.