Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Ohio State University - Main Campus

If you plan to study aerospace and aeronautical engineering, take a look at what Ohio State University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and has a total student population of 61,369. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 76 students received a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from Ohio State.

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.

Ohio State Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Ohio State Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the aerospace engineering progam at Ohio State 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 Ohio State 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	31
	37

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in aerospace engineering from Ohio State. This makes it the #41 most popular school for aerospace engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Aerospace Engineering Graduates from Ohio State Make?

The median salary of aerospace engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ohio State is $63,947. This is less than $65,118, which is the national average of all aerospace engineering majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Aerospace Engineering Student Demographics at Ohio State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the aerospace engineering majors at Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Ohio State Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 76 aerospace engineering majors earned their bachelor's degree from Ohio State. Of these graduates, 93% were men and 7% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering at Ohio State 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 Ohio State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	54
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Ohio State Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 15 students who earned a master's degree in Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering from Ohio State in 2020-2021, 80% were men and 20% were women.

Of the students who received a aerospace engineering master's degree from Ohio State, 73% 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 Ohio State University - Main Campus with a master's in aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Ohio State also has a doctoral program available in aerospace engineering. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Nuclear Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• General Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Other 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 OH, the home state for Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Architectural and Engineering Managers	6,160	$135,360
Aerospace Engineers	3,880	$112,480
Engineering Professors	1,530	$113,110

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.