Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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 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. In 2021, 44 aerospace engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from MIT.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Aerospace Engineering

MIT Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	1
Best Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	1
Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	17

In 2021, 68 students received their master’s degree in aerospace engineering from MIT. This makes it the #6 most popular school for aerospace engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of MIT Aerospace Engineering Graduates

The median salary of aerospace engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at MIT is $72,563. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 11% higher than the national average of $65,118 for all aerospace engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 44 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in aerospace engineering from MIT in 2021, 64% were men and 36% were women. The typical aerospace engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 16% women. So female students are more repesented at MIT since its program graduates 20% more women than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering at MIT are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	26
International Students	3
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.

Of the students who received a aerospace engineering master's degree from MIT, 51% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the aerospace engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 2% better 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 master's in aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	35
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

MIT also has a doctoral program available in aerospace engineering. In 2021, 18 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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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