Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Auburn University

What traits are you looking for in a aerospace engineering school? To help you decide if Auburn University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's aerospace engineering program.

Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and has a total student population of 30,737. In 2021, 87 aerospace engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from Auburn.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Auburn Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Aerospace Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at Auburn

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Auburn offers distance education options for aerospace engineering at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Auburn Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

The aerospace engineering major at Auburn is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in aerospace engineering from Auburn. This makes it the #44 most popular school for aerospace engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Aerospace Engineering Graduates from Auburn Make?

The median salary of aerospace engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at Auburn is $63,127. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $65,118 for all aerospace engineering students.

Aerospace Engineering Student Demographics at Auburn

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the aerospace engineering majors at Auburn University.

Auburn Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 87 aerospace engineering students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Auburn, about 89% were men and 11% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering at Auburn are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Auburn University with a bachelor's in aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	70
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Auburn Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students earned a master's degree in aerospace engineering from Auburn. About 23% of these graduates were women and the other 77% were men.

Of the students who received a aerospace engineering master's degree from Auburn, 69% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Auburn University with a master's in aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Auburn also has a doctoral program available in aerospace engineering. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Polymer & Plastics Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Biological Engineering

Careers That Aerospace Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in aerospace engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AL, the home state for Auburn University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Aerospace Engineers	4,080	$115,820
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,290	$138,470
Engineering Professors	530	$107,400

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Robert S. Donovan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.