Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Every aerospace & 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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology stacks up to those at other schools.

MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 11,254 students attend the school each year.

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.

MIT Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

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

MIT Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

The aerospace engineering major at MIT 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.

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Aerospace Engineering Student Demographics at MIT

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

MIT Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 74% of aerospace engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 26% went to women. The typical aerospace engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at MIT since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	20
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

MIT Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of aerospace engineering master's degrees went to men and 37% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	30
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	130

Related Majors

• Environmental Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Operations Research
• Civil Engineering
• Materials 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 MA, the home state for Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	8,190	$156,250
Engineering Professors	1,880	$135,140
Aerospace Engineers	630	$119,700

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 InSapphoWeTrust under License

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