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Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of California - San Diego

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of California - San Diego

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 University of California - San Diego stacks up to those at other schools.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 39,576 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.

UCSD Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCSD 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 UCSD

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

UCSD Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

7% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 93% of aerospace engineering master's degrees went to men and 7% went to women.

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In the aerospace engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 23% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 5
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 University of California - San Diego.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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