Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Virginia - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying aerospace and aeronautical engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of Virginia - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and has a total student population of 25,628. Of the 5,493 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Virginia - Main Campus in 2021, 50 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.

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.

Earnings of University of Virginia Aerospace Engineering Graduates

The median salary of aerospace engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Virginia is $68,493. This is 5% higher than $65,118, which is the national average for all aerospace engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 50 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering from University of Virginia in 2020-2021, 72% were men and 28% were women. The typical aerospace engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 16% women. So female students are more repesented at University of Virginia since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

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 7% 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	6
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

University of Virginia also has a doctoral program available in aerospace engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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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