Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington

What traits are you looking for in a aerospace engineering school? To help you decide if The University of Texas at Arlington is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's aerospace engineering program.

UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and approximately 48,072 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 students received a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from UT Arlington.

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 Arlington Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UT Arlington Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the aerospace engineering progam at UT Arlington 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 Arlington 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 Master’s Degree Schools	36
Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools	38
	45
Best Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	53
Most Focused Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	62

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in aerospace engineering from UT Arlington. This makes it the #23 most popular school for aerospace engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Aerospace Engineering Graduates from UT Arlington Make?

The median salary of aerospace engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Arlington is $63,279. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $65,118 for all aerospace engineering students.

Aerospace Engineering Student Demographics at UT Arlington

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

UT Arlington Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 students earned a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from UT Arlington. About 13% of these graduates were women and the other 87% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 The University of Texas at Arlington with a bachelor's in aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	20
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Arlington Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students graduated with a master's degree in aerospace engineering from UT Arlington. About 83% were men and 17% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at Arlington with a master's in aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UT Arlington also has a doctoral program available in aerospace engineering. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Systems Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Architectural Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Biomedical 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Arlington.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Architectural and Engineering Managers	12,920	$167,280
Aerospace Engineers	6,770	$122,570
Engineering Professors	3,890	$123,200

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 Kllwiki under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.