Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying aerospace and aeronautical engineering, you may want to check out the program at Purdue University - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year. Of the 8,338 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University - Main Campus in 2021, 253 of them were aerospace and aeronautical engineering majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Aerospace Engineering

Purdue Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools	11

In 2021, 136 students received their master’s degree in aerospace engineering from Purdue. This makes it the #2 most popular school for aerospace engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of Purdue Aerospace Engineering Graduates

The median salary of aerospace engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purdue is $62,537. 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 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

Of the 253 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in aerospace engineering from Purdue in 2021, 84% were men and 16% were women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering at Purdue 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	178
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Purdue Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 85% of aerospace engineering master's degrees went to men and 15% went to women.

Of the students who received a aerospace engineering master's degree from Purdue, 57% 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	7
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	77
International Students	43
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Purdue also has a doctoral program available in aerospace engineering. In 2021, 37 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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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