Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Virginia Tech

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 Virginia Tech stacks up to those at other schools.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 37,024. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 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.

Virginia Tech Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Virginia Tech Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Aerospace Engineering Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 33 students who graduated with a master’s in aerospace engineering from Virginia Tech in 2021, 85% were men and 15% were women.

Of the students who received a aerospace engineering master's degree from Virginia Tech, 79% 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 Virginia Tech with a master's in aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	26
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Marine Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Mining Engineering
• Polymer & Plastics 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 VA, the home state for Virginia Tech.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,030	$164,300
Aerospace Engineers	2,060	$127,390

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 Eric T Gunther under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.