Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Western Michigan University

If you plan to study aerospace and aeronautical engineering, take a look at what Western Michigan University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 19,887 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,747 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Michigan University in 2021, 20 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.

WMU Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

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

WMU Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the aerospace engineering progam at WMU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Aeronautical Engineering Schools	13

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in aerospace engineering from WMU. This is the #62 most popular school for aerospace engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of WMU Aerospace Engineering Graduates

The median salary of aerospace engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at WMU is $59,143. This is less than $65,118, which is the national average of all aerospace engineering majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

Of the 20 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in aerospace engineering from WMU in 2021, 95% were men and 5% were women.

About 80% 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	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WMU Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a master's degree in aerospace engineering from WMU.

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	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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.