2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 983 people earned their degree in aeronautical/aerospace engineering technology/technician, making the major the 565th most popular in the United States.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 44 aeronautical/aerospace engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 aeronautical/aerospace engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,089 and $26,296 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great aeronautical/aerospace engineering technology/technician programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the aeronautical/aerospace engineering technology/technician program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Orem, Utah, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree vets studying aeronautical/aerospace engineering tech list, UVU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UVU supports 40,936 students, and 813 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 379 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,550. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UVU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Utah Valley University]](/colleges/utah-valley-university/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.