Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Florida

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

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and approximately 53,372 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 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.

UF Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UF

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

UF Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Aerospace Engineering Student Demographics at UF

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

UF Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 35 students who graduated with a master’s in aerospace engineering from UF in 2021, 80% were men and 20% were women.

Of the students who received a aerospace engineering master's degree from UF, 63% 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 26% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	22
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Nuclear Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Ocean Engineering
• Agricultural 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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,030	$129,850
Aerospace Engineers	2,750	$105,460
Engineering Professors	1,170	$117,170

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 DouglasGreen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.