Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of California - San Diego

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

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 39,576.

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.

UCSD Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCSD Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

The aerospace engineering major at UCSD 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Aerospace Engineering Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 87% of aerospace engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 - San Diego with a bachelor's in aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	23
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UCSD Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 93% of aerospace engineering master's degrees went to men and 7% went to women.

In the aerospace engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 23% better than the national average.*

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

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

Related Majors

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 - San Diego.

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 Znode at English Wikipedia under License

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