Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Wichita State University

Every aerospace and aeronautical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the aerospace engineering program at Wichita State University stacks up to those at other schools.

WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and approximately 14,999 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,550 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Wichita State University in 2021, 72 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.

WSU Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

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

WSU Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The aerospace engineering major at WSU 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	11
Most Focused Aeronautical Engineering Schools	21
	34
Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	37
	46
Best Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in aerospace engineering from WSU. This makes it the #38 most popular school for aerospace engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of WSU Aerospace Engineering Graduates

The median salary of aerospace engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at WSU is $63,979. 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 WSU

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

WSU Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 72 students earned a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from WSU. About 18% of these graduates were women and the other 82% were men. The typical aerospace engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 16% women. So female students are more repesented at WSU since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering at WSU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	37
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

WSU Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 16 students who graduated with a master’s in aerospace engineering from WSU in 2021, 81% were men and 19% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WSU also has a doctoral program available in aerospace engineering. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Systems Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical and Computer 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 KS, the home state for Wichita State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Aerospace Engineers	2,220	$105,540
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,520	$129,220
Engineering Professors	310	$107,820

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 Hrududu under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.