Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Virginia - Main Campus

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

University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and has a total student population of 25,628.

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.

University of Virginia Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering

University of Virginia Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

The aerospace engineering major at University of Virginia 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.

Aerospace Engineering Student Demographics at University of Virginia

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

University of Virginia Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 85% of aerospace engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 15% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering at University of Virginia are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Virginia - Main Campus with a bachelor's in aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	24
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Virginia - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	50

Related Majors

• Engineering Physics
• General Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Civil 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 VA, the home state for University of Virginia - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,030	$164,300
Aerospace Engineers	2,060	$127,390

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

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