Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at California Institute of Technology

Every aerospace & 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 California Institute of Technology stacks up to those at other schools.

Caltech is located in Pasadena, California and approximately 2,240 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.

Caltech Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering

Caltech Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Aerospace Engineering Student Demographics at Caltech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the aerospace engineering majors at California Institute of Technology.

Caltech Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of aerospace engineering master's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Institute of Technology 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	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

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 CA, the home state for California Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Aerospace Engineers	11,440	$125,540
Engineering Professors	2,400	$129,790

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 Canon.vs.nikon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.