Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Every aerospace and aeronautical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the aerospace engineering program at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign stacks up to those at other schools.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679. Of the 9,305 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2021, 105 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.

UIUC Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UIUC Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks aerospace engineering programs across the country. The following shows how UIUC performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The aerospace engineering major at UIUC 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
	25

In 2021, 37 students received their master’s degree in aerospace engineering from UIUC. This makes it the #13 most popular school for aerospace engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Aerospace Engineering Graduates from UIUC Make?

The median salary of aerospace engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIUC is $65,779. This is 1% higher than $65,118, which is the national average for all aerospace engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

Aerospace Engineering Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 105 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering from UIUC in 2020-2021, 86% were men and 14% were women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering at UIUC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	60
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UIUC Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 37 students who graduated with a master’s in aerospace engineering from UIUC in 2021, 92% were men and 8% were women.

Of the students who received a aerospace engineering master's degree from UIUC, 57% 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's in aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	21
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UIUC also has a doctoral program available in aerospace engineering. In 2021, 12 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Engineering Mechanics
• Nuclear Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Operations Research

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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Architectural and Engineering Managers	9,760	$136,270
Engineering Professors	1,330	$114,010

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 Beyond My ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.