Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269. Of the 4,540 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from West Virginia University in 2021, 82 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.

WVU Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

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

WVU Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The aerospace engineering major at WVU 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
Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	30
Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools	38

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in aerospace engineering from WVU. This makes it the #56 most popular school for aerospace engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of WVU Aerospace Engineering Graduates

The median salary of aerospace engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at WVU is $66,040. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $65,118 for all aerospace engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

Aerospace Engineering Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

The aerospace engineering program at WVU awarded 82 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 85% of these degrees went to men with the other 15% going to women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering at WVU 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 West Virginia University with a bachelor's in aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	62
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

WVU Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a master’s in aerospace engineering from WVU in 2021, 75% were men and 25% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Virginia University with a master's in aerospace engineering.

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

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

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Mining Engineering
• Biomedical 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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Architectural and Engineering Managers	500	$139,030
Aerospace Engineers	80	$90,710

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.