Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a aerospace engineering school? To help you decide if Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's aerospace engineering program.

Georgia Tech is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 39,771 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 201 aerospace engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from Georgia Tech.

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.

Georgia Tech Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Georgia Tech Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the aerospace engineering progam at Georgia Tech compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The aerospace engineering major at Georgia Tech 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools	3
Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	3
	11
Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools	14
Most Focused Aeronautical Engineering Schools	14

In 2021, 110 students received their master’s degree in aerospace engineering from Georgia Tech. This makes it the #3 most popular school for aerospace engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 27 students who received their doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Georgia Tech Aerospace Engineering Graduates

The median salary of aerospace engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at Georgia Tech is $67,907. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 4% higher than the national average of $65,118 for all aerospace engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

Aerospace Engineering Student Demographics at Georgia Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the aerospace engineering majors at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus.

Georgia Tech Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 201 aerospace engineering students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Georgia Tech, about 87% were men and 13% were women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering at Georgia Tech are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its aerospace engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus with a bachelor's in aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	44
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	110
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Georgia Tech Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

The aerospace engineering program at Georgia Tech awarded 110 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 85% of these degrees went to men with the other 15% going to women.

Of the students who received a aerospace engineering master's degree from Georgia Tech, 59% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus with a master's in aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	65
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Georgia Tech also has a doctoral program available in aerospace engineering. In 2021, 27 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Engineering Mechanics
• Robotics Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Systems 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 GA, the home state for Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,740	$142,240
Aerospace Engineers	2,550	$114,160
Engineering Professors	360	$96,180

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 Disavian under License

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