Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

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

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476.

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

UT Austin Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 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.

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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 74% of aerospace engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 26% 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 UT Austin since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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	30
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	62
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UT Austin Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of aerospace engineering master's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

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	9
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	20
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Texas at Austin. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	167

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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