Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

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 Texas at Austin stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 122 students received a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from UT Austin.

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 Austin Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UT Austin Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the aerospace engineering progam at UT Austin 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 UT Austin 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
Most Focused Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	26
Most Focused Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	31

In 2021, 37 students received their master’s degree in aerospace engineering from UT Austin. This makes it the #13 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 Austin Make?

The median salary of aerospace engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Austin is $65,874. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $65,118 for all aerospace engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

Aerospace Engineering Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 122 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in aerospace engineering from UT Austin in 2021, 82% were men and 18% were women. The typical aerospace engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 16% women. So female students are more repesented at UT Austin since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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 Austin with a bachelor's in aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	29
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	44
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UT Austin Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students graduated with a master's degree in aerospace engineering from UT Austin. About 84% were men and 16% were women.

Of the students who received a aerospace engineering master's degree from UT Austin, 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 The University of Texas at Austin with a master's in aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Geoscience Engineering
• Engineering Mechanics
• General Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Industrial 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 Austin.

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 Reid Sullivan under License

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