Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles

If you plan to study aerospace & aeronautical engineering, take a look at what University of California - Los Angeles has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 44,589 students attend the school each year.

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.

UCLA Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCLA Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

The aerospace engineering major at UCLA 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Aerospace Engineering Student Demographics at UCLA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the aerospace engineering majors at University of California - Los Angeles.

UCLA Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of aerospace engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% 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 UCLA since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

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 University of California - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	26
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UCLA Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 74% of aerospace engineering master's degrees went to men and 26% went to women.

In the aerospace engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Los Angeles with a master's in aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	11
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 University of California - Los Angeles. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	87

Related Majors

• Geoscience Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Other Engineering
• General Engineering
• Materials 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 University of California - Los Angeles.

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 Nikhil Kulkarni under License

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