Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and has a total student population of 47,907. In 2021, 126 aerospace engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from U-M.

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.

U-M Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

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

U-M Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

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

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 U-M 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
Most Focused Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	14
Most Focused Aeronautical Engineering Schools	27

In 2021, 110 students received their master’s degree in aerospace engineering from U-M. This makes it the #3 most popular school for aerospace engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 28 students who received their doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of U-M Aerospace Engineering Graduates

The median salary of aerospace engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at U-M is $67,815. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 4% higher than the national average of $65,118 for all aerospace engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

Aerospace Engineering Student Demographics at U-M

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

U-M Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 126 aerospace engineering students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from U-M, about 83% were men and 17% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering at U-M are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Michigan - Ann Arbor with a bachelor's in aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	76
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

U-M Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 110 students who graduated with a master’s in aerospace engineering from U-M in 2021, 76% were men and 24% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	46
International Students	37
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

U-M also has a doctoral program available in aerospace engineering. In 2021, 28 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Engineering Science
• Construction Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Engineering Physics

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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Architectural and Engineering Managers	10,460	$132,810
Engineering Professors	1,640	$106,740

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 Dwight Burdette under License

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