Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering

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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2020

7,582

growing 7.26%

Median In-State
Public Tuition

$9,469

growing 3.33%

Median Out-of-State
Private Tuition

$52,080

growing 3.33%

Average Wage

$115,761

growing 1.27%

People in Workforce

4.44M

growing 3.65%

Average Employee Age

43.1

declining 0.391%

About

The locations with the highest concentration of Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering degree recipients are West Lafayette, IN, Boulder, CO, and Atlanta, GA. The locations with a relatively high number of Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering degree recipients are Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, Air Force Academy, CO, and Naval Academy, MD. The most common degree awarded to students studying Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering is a bachelors degree.

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering and the types of students that study this field. Purdue University-Main Campus awards the most degrees in Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering in the US, but Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering.

Tuition costs for Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering majors are, on average, $9,469 for in-state public colleges, and $52,080 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (65 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (6,147 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering, is Public, 4-year or above (6,147 completions).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$9,469

Median In-State Public

$52,080

Median Out of State Private

Purdue University-Main Campus has the most Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering degree recipients, with 410 degrees awarded in 2020.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering.

Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

Out of all institutions that offer Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering, with 24.3%.

Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering by year.

Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering.

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Engineering graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Engineering majors is $115,761 and the most common occupations are Software developers, Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers, and Other managers.

The industry that employs the most Engineering majors is Architectural, engineering & related services, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering is from the 2 Digit Course Engineering.

$115,761

Average Wage in Workforce

± $1,144

1.27%

1 Year Growth

± 1.39%

The average salary for Engineering majors is $115,761 and the most common occupations are Software developers, Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers, and Other managers.

This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Engineering majors.

Highest Paying Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering is from the 2 Digit Course Engineering.

Highest Paying Pumas

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Engineering majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Engineering majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering is from the 2 Digit Course Engineering.

The most common occupations Engineering majors, by number of employees, are Software developers, Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers, and Other managers.

Most Specialized

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering is from the 2 Digit Course Engineering.

Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Engineering majors working as Chemical engineers, Civil engineers, and Aerospace engineers.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering is from the 2 Digit Course Engineering.

The highest paid occupations by median income for Engineering majors are Podiatrists, Surgeons, and Physicians.

Occupations by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering is from the 2 Digit Course Engineering.

4.44M

2020 Workforce

± 50,952

3.65%

1 Year Growth

± 1.58%

The number of Engineering graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.65%, from 4.28M in 2019 to 4.44M in 2020.

The largest single share of Engineering graduates go on to work as Software developers (8%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Engineering by share of the total number of graduates.

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering is from the 2 Digit Course Engineering.

The most common industries that employ Engineering majors, by number of employees, are Architectural, engineering & related services, Computer Systems Design, and Construction.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering is from the 2 Digit Course Engineering.

The highest paying industries of Engineering majors, by average wage, are Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals, Offices of physicians, and Oil & gas extraction.

Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering is from the 2 Digit Course Engineering.

4.44M

2020 Workforce

± 50,952

3.65%

1 Year Growth

± 1.58%

The number of Engineering graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.65%, from 4.28M in 2019 to 4.44M in 2020.

The industry which employs the most Engineering graduates by share is Architectural, engineering & related services, followed by Computer Systems Design. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Engineering.

Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering is from the 2 Digit Course Engineering.

PUMAS with a relatively high number of Engineering majors

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Engineering majors.

Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Engineering in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Engineering is 43.1.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Male employees are more likely to hold Engineering degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Engineering (4,423 students).

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering is from the 2 Digit Course Engineering.

43.1

Average Age in 2020

± 0.152 Years

0.391%

1 Year Change

± 0.503%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Engineering. The most common ages of employees with this major are 30 and 35 years old, which represent 2.82% and 2.71% of the population, respectively.

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Research Doctorate.

Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering is from the 2 Digit Course Engineering.

The most common degree types held by the working population in Engineering are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Doctorate degree.

Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Male (84.4%)

Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering.

Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
4,423 degrees awarded
Non-resident Alien
975 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
841 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination

White Male
2,785 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Male
578 degrees awarded
Asian Male
505 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering. White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering is from the 2 Digit Course Engineering.

Most Common Countries of Origin

India
458,817 degree recipients
China
141,707 degree recipients
Mexico
79,748 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

India
4.38 times more than expected
Other Asia, not specified
3.29 times more than expected
Libya
3.17 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in India that hold Engineering degrees (4.38 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (458,817 degree recipients).

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering majors need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Management of Material Resources, and Mathematics.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Management of Financial Resources is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, and Mathematics are the three most important skills for people in the field.