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2022 Best Value Colleges for General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
446 Degrees Awarded
$17,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology is the 171st most popular major in the country with 4,312 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 446 general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. University of North Texas is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 24 ’s general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of North Texas is $8,521 for Southwest Region General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 112 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $8,669 for southwest region general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology degrees to 47 students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $16,675 for Southwest Region General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#4

LeTourneau University

Longview, Texas

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, LeTourneau University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Longview, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 35 degrees to qualified ’s general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology students in 2019-2020.

LETU also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $20,897 for southwest region general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend LETU.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Prescott, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology degrees to 107 students in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Prescott also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $31,082 for Southwest Region General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott.

The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.

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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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