Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Stanford University

If you are interested in studying aerospace and aeronautical engineering, you may want to check out the program at Stanford University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and has a total student population of 15,953. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 67 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.

Stanford Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Stanford

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Stanford does offer online education options in aerospace engineering for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Stanford Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

There were 21 students who received their doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Aerospace Engineering Student Demographics at Stanford

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

Stanford Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 67 students graduated with a master's degree in aerospace engineering from Stanford. About 78% were men and 22% were women.

In the aerospace engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	31
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• Petroleum Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Biomedical 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 CA, the home state for Stanford University.

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 Pere Joan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.