Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

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 New Mexico State University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and has a total student population of 14,227. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received their master's degree in aerospace engineering.

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.

NMSU Main Campus Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

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

NMSU Main Campus Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

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.

Aerospace Engineering Student Demographics at NMSU Main Campus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the aerospace engineering majors at New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

NMSU Main Campus Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a master's degree in aerospace engineering from NMSU Main Campus. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% were men.

Of the students who received a aerospace engineering master's degree from NMSU Main Campus, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the aerospace engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico State University - Main Campus 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	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Civil Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical 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 NM, the home state for New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,590	$163,260
Aerospace Engineers	700	$114,340

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 AllenS under License

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