Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Florida

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

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and approximately 53,372 students attend the school each year. Of the 9,775 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Florida in 2021, 126 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.

UF Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UF

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UF does offer online courses in aerospace engineering for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UF Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

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

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9
Best Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	16
	22

In 2021, 35 students received their master’s degree in aerospace engineering from UF. This makes it the #16 most popular school for aerospace engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of UF Aerospace Engineering Graduates

The median salary of aerospace engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at UF is $66,726. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $65,118 for all aerospace engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 126 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in aerospace engineering from UF in 2021, 83% were men and 17% were women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering at UF are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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	9
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	72
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UF Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 35 students who graduated with a master’s in aerospace engineering from UF in 2021, 80% were men and 20% were women.

Of the students who received a aerospace engineering master's degree from UF, 63% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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	4
White	22
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UF also has a doctoral program available in aerospace engineering. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.