Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder

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

CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and has a total student population of 37,437.

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.

CU - Boulder Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

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

CU - Boulder Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

The aerospace engineering major at CU - Boulder 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 25 students who received their doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Aerospace Engineering Student Demographics at CU - Boulder

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the aerospace engineering majors at University of Colorado Boulder.

CU - Boulder Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of aerospace engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% 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 CU - Boulder since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering at CU - Boulder are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Colorado Boulder with a bachelor's in aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	148
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

CU - Boulder Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of aerospace engineering master's degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

Of the students who received a aerospace engineering master's degree from CU - Boulder, 68% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	106
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Concentrations Within Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering

If you plan to be a aerospace engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Colorado Boulder. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	370

Related Majors

• Biomedical Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Architectural Engineering
• Environmental 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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado Boulder.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,350	$172,300
Aerospace Engineers	1,890	$124,070
Engineering Professors	1,040	$106,950

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 University of Colorado at Boulder under License

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