<p>Also, I would be careful about embry riddle. I was looking into it for aero and at first it looked like it would be the best option career wise. I remember taking a tour and the guide was talking up their job placement data and how all the big companies love to hire from there. But on a thread I started a while back, someone posted some job placement data that wasn’t too impressive. Graduates had low starting salaries and placement was around 50 or 60% by the time they graduated. Here’s the link to that. <a href=“http://www.erau.edu/career/statistics/annual_first_dest2007.pdf[/url]”>Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University;
<p>I think University of Colorado would be the best value by far.</p>
<p>also the whole deal about low placement rates is contrary to what i have heard. the representative at the college fair boasted a 96% job placement rate.</p>
<p>the salaries there may be for all students, but Aerospace engineers typically have a starting salary of 55-65k/yr</p>
<p>I don’t think they are in any order, that’s just how the person poster them. They told me too about the 96% job placement rate. If I remember correctly, the stat they were quoting was like 10 years old or something from when the aerospace industry was thriving or it was 96% placement long after graduation or something. The best way to find out about it would be to contact the school for information. I’m just saying be careful because it used to be my top choice, but now it will probably just be a fall back school. And as for the salaries, that link says that the average salary for aerospace engineers was $48,532 and the highest was $69000.</p>