Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

What traits are you looking for in a aerospace engineering school? To help you decide if Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's aerospace engineering program.

RPI is located in Troy, New York and has a total student population of 7,501.

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.

RPI Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

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

RPI Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

The aerospace engineering major at RPI 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 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.

Aerospace Engineering Student Demographics at RPI

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

RPI Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of aerospace engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% 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 RPI since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering at RPI are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor's in aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	61
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

RPI Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of aerospace engineering master's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

Of the students who received a aerospace engineering master's degree from RPI, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the aerospace engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

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 NY, the home state for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,330	$161,670
Engineering Professors	2,900	$127,010
Aerospace Engineers	320	$115,420

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 UpstateNYer under License

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