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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
415 Degrees Awarded
$21,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 4,312 people earned their degree in general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology, making the major the 171st most popular in the United States.

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. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 415 general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. University of North Texas is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 24 bachelors’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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $15,086 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology students with aid per year to attend UNT.

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

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#4 in overall quality

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 for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology degrees to 102 students in 2019-2020.

OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $14,648 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology students with aid per year to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 47 bachelors’s general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology students with aid list, University of Oklahoma has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $21,145 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology students with aid per year to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%.

Full University of Oklahoma General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Report

#4

LeTourneau University

Longview, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LeTourneau University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. LETU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Longview, Texas. It awarded 34 bachelors’s general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

LETU also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $23,196 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology students with aid per year to attend LeTourneau University.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott landed the #5 spot on the list. Embry-Riddle Prescott is a small school located in Prescott, Arizona that handed out 107 bachelors’s general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Prescott did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Embry-Riddle Prescott is $35,396 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology students with aid.

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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