Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Florida

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

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and approximately 53,372 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.

UF Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UF Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

The aerospace engineering major at UF 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Aerospace Engineering Student Demographics at UF

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

UF Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of aerospace engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering at UF are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Florida with a bachelor's in aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	88
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UF Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 85% of aerospace engineering master's degrees went to men and 15% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	22
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering

The following aerospace engineering concentations are available at University of Florida. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	168

Related Majors

• Ocean Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Biological Engineering
• Agricultural 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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,030	$129,850
Aerospace Engineers	2,750	$105,460
Engineering Professors	1,170	$117,170

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 DouglasGreen under License

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