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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor’s

6 Ranked Colleges
693 Degrees Awarded
$63,316 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is the 94th most popular major in the country with 8,001 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $70,535 and had an average of $24,126 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 876 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,109 and $25,112 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 693 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in aerospace and aeronautical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the aerospace and aeronautical engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 6 Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor’s. UMCP is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 156 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 16 of the 40,709 students enrolled at UMCP were GI Bill® students, of which 13 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,716. On top of their other funding sources, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMCP offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, New Jersey

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor’s. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this large public school awarded 58 degrees to qualified bachelors’s aerospace engineering students in 2020-2021.

Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #5 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Rutgers New Brunswick supports 50,411 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,625. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Rutgers New Brunswick]](/colleges/rutgers-university-new-brunswick/student-life/veterans/)

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Syracuse University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor’s. Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree vets studying aerospace engineering list, Syracuse has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 21,322 students enrolled at Syracuse University, 385 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 250 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,840. During this same period, 217 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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 Syracuse Veteran Student Life Report

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Clarkson University
Potsdam, New York

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarkson University landed the #4 spot on the list. Clarkson University is a small school located in Potsdam, New York that handed out 30 bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Clarkson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 4,025 students enrolled at Clarkson, 67 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 33 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $27,482. To help with additional expenses, 38 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Clarkson offers 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor’s. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees to 113 students in 2020-2021.

University at Buffalo also made our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3.According to our most recent data, University at Buffalo supports 32,347 students, and 382 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 195 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,050. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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 University at Buffalo]](/colleges/university-at-buffalo/student-life/veterans/)

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Aerospace Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking. Troy, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s aerospace engineering degrees to 114 students in 2020-2021.

RPI also made our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2.Among the 7,501 students enrolled at RPI, 104 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 72 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,164. On top of their other funding sources, 59 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Veteran Student Life Report

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