Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at San Diego State University

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

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 36,334. In 2021, 80 aerospace engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from SDSU.

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.

SDSU Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

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

SDSU Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the aerospace engineering progam at SDSU 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 SDSU 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
Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools	35
Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	47

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in aerospace engineering from SDSU. This makes it the #48 most popular school for aerospace engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Aerospace Engineering Graduates from SDSU Make?

The median salary of aerospace engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at SDSU is $61,870. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $65,118 for all aerospace engineering students.

Aerospace Engineering Student Demographics at SDSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the aerospace engineering majors at San Diego State University.

SDSU Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 80 aerospace engineering majors earned their bachelor's degree from SDSU. Of these graduates, 91% were men and 9% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% 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 San Diego State University with a bachelor's in aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	18
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

SDSU Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who graduated with a master’s in aerospace engineering from SDSU in 2021, 70% were men and 30% were women.

In the aerospace engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 70% of degree recipients. That is 43% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Diego State University with a master's in aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SDSU also has a doctoral program available in aerospace engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Manufacturing Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Computer 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 CA, the home state for San Diego State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Aerospace Engineers	11,440	$125,540
Engineering Professors	2,400	$129,790

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 Wikipedia User:Geographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.