Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus

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

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 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.

Purdue Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Purdue Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

The aerospace engineering major at Purdue 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 37 students who received their doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Aerospace Engineering Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 88% of aerospace engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 12% went to women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering at Purdue are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	50
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	176
International Students	43
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

Purdue Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of aerospace engineering master's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	102
International Students	39
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Purdue University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	426

Related Majors

• Construction Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Other Engineering
• General 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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,120	$123,180
Aerospace Engineers	540	$95,390

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 Abhijitsathe under License

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