Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Cornell University

Every aerospace and aeronautical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the aerospace engineering program at Cornell University stacks up to those at other schools.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and has a total student population of 23,620.

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.

Cornell Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Cornell Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

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There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Aerospace Engineering Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students graduated with a master's degree in aerospace engineering from Cornell. About 78% were men and 22% were women.

Of the students who received a aerospace engineering master's degree from Cornell, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the aerospace engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 30% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	13
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Engineering Mechanics
• General Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering
• Engineering Physics

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 NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,330	$161,670
Engineering Professors	2,900	$127,010
Aerospace Engineers	320	$115,420

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.