Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus

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

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 136 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.

Purdue Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Purdue Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

There were 37 students who received their doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Aerospace Engineering Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 136 students who earned a master's degree in Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering from Purdue in 2020-2021, 85% were men and 15% were women.

Of the students who received a aerospace engineering master's degree from Purdue, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	77
International Students	43
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Nuclear Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering
• Materials 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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,120	$123,180
Aerospace Engineers	540	$95,390

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 Abhijitsathe under License

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