Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Every aerospace and aeronautical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the aerospace engineering program at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and approximately 30,559 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,356 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville in 2021, 48 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.

UT Knoxville Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UT Knoxville Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the aerospace engineering progam at UT Knoxville 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 UT Knoxville 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 Focused Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	34
Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50
Best Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	55

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in aerospace engineering from UT Knoxville. This makes it the #45 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.

Earnings of UT Knoxville Aerospace Engineering Graduates

The median salary of aerospace engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Knoxville is $54,186. 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 UT Knoxville

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the aerospace engineering majors at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

UT Knoxville Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 48 aerospace engineering students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Knoxville, about 94% were men and 6% were women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering at UT Knoxville 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville with a bachelor's in aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Knoxville Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a master's degree in aerospace engineering from UT Knoxville. About 17% of these graduates were women and the other 83% were men.

Of the students who received a aerospace engineering master's degree from UT Knoxville, 92% 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville with a master's in aerospace engineering.

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

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

Related Majors

• Engineering Science
• Environmental Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering
• Other 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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,300	$129,320
Engineering Professors	610	$107,480
Aerospace Engineers	300	$88,180

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 Nightryder84 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.