Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Maryland - College Park

Every aerospace and 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 Maryland - College Park stacks up to those at other schools.

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and has a total student population of 40,709. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 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.

UMCP Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UMCP Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Aerospace Engineering Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

The aerospace engineering program at UMCP awarded 21 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 90% of these degrees went to men with the other 10% going to women.

Of the students who received a aerospace engineering master's degree from UMCP, 67% 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 Maryland - College Park with a master's in aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Systems Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Biomedical 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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Architectural and Engineering Managers	5,010	$145,470
Aerospace Engineers	2,890	$127,330
Engineering Professors	890	$117,160

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 Bgervais under License

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