Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Western Michigan University

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

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 19,887 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.

WMU Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

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

WMU Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

The aerospace engineering major at WMU 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 WMU

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

WMU Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 89% of aerospace engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 11% went to women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering at WMU 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 Western Michigan University with a bachelor's in aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	27
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

WMU Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of aerospace engineering master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

Of the students who received a aerospace engineering master's degree from WMU, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Michigan 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	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Western Michigan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	21

Related Majors

• Other Engineering
• Paper Science & Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical 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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

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 TheKuLeR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.