Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Maryland - College Park

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

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and approximately 40,709 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.

UMCP Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UMCP Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

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

Aerospace Engineering Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 87% of aerospace engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering at UMCP are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Maryland - College Park with a bachelor's in aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	77
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UMCP Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of aerospace engineering master's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

Of the students who received a aerospace engineering master's degree from UMCP, 54% 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 Maryland - College Park with a master's in aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Maryland - College Park. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	187

Related Majors

• Systems Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Chemical 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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Architectural and Engineering Managers	5,010	$145,470
Aerospace Engineers	2,890	$127,330
Engineering Professors	890	$117,160

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 Bgervais under License

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