Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder

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

CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and has a total student population of 37,437. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 151 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.

CU - Boulder Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

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

CU - Boulder Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

There were 25 students who received their doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Aerospace Engineering Student Demographics at CU - Boulder

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

CU - Boulder Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 151 students earned a master's degree in aerospace engineering from CU - Boulder. About 23% of these graduates were women and the other 77% were men.

Of the students who received a aerospace engineering master's degree from CU - Boulder, 69% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	104
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Related Majors

• Biomedical Engineering
• Architectural Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Chemical 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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado Boulder.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,350	$172,300
Aerospace Engineers	1,890	$124,070
Engineering Professors	1,040	$106,950

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 University of Colorado at Boulder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.