Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles

If you are interested in studying aerospace and aeronautical engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of California - Los Angeles. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 44,589 students attend the school each year. Of the 10,102 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Los Angeles in 2021, 58 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.

UCLA Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCLA Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the aerospace engineering progam at UCLA 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	5
	13
	15

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

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.

Earnings of UCLA Aerospace Engineering Graduates

The median salary of aerospace engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCLA is $66,724. This is 2% higher than $65,118, which is the national average for all aerospace engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 students earned a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from UCLA. About 14% of these graduates were women and the other 86% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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	13
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	18
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UCLA Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

The aerospace engineering program at UCLA awarded 24 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 75% of these degrees went to men with the other 25% going to women.

In the aerospace engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 35% 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	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UCLA also has a doctoral program available in aerospace engineering. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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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