Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Kansas

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

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and approximately 26,744 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.

KU Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

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

KU Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

The aerospace engineering major at KU 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Aerospace Engineering Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of aerospace engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 24% 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 KU since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering at KU 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 Kansas with a bachelor's in aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	39
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

KU Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 91% of aerospace engineering master's degrees went to men and 9% went to women.

Of the students who received a aerospace engineering master's degree from KU, 73% 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 Kansas with a master's in aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Aerospace Engineers	2,220	$105,540
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,520	$129,220
Engineering Professors	310	$107,820

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 Arnhem under License

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