Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering

6,285 students earn a aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical/space engineering credential each year across 77 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $72,607
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $97,915

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Bachelor's programs — 73 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California110$85,5091 year out$112,671$22,500 2Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, Ohio45$83,6391 year out$90,949$26,410 3University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado218$81,8351 year out$103,431$25,039 4University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana25$81,0571 year out$98,886$24,000 5The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas138$81,0221 year out$100,587$22,542 6University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan103$80,2251 year out$113,025$21,603 7Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia224$79,3001 year out$101,967$22,750 8University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California55$78,9801 year out$113,915$21,140 9University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland142$78,6311 year out$106,431$22,500 10California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California126$78,3201 year out$97,066$26,295 11The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas30$78,0051 year out$88,986$25,260 12University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia40$77,9221 year out$93,485$14,214 13University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington68$76,8811 year out$102,468$12,000 14Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia246$76,8561 year out$100,423$26,000 15Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla, Missouri78$76,1831 year out$95,014$22,699 16University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois137$75,8591 year out$109,503$23,951 17Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona BeachDaytona Beach, Florida304$75,4831 year out$97,915$26,995 18Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-PrescottPrescott, Arizona147$75,4831 year out$97,915$26,995 19Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-WorldwideDaytona Beach, Florida44$75,4831 year out$97,915$26,995 20Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, Massachusetts59$75,2181 year out$98,303$27,000 21Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri35$75,1221 year out$92,038$26,421 22Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa121$75,0361 year out$92,551$26,572 23University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio60$74,9921 year out$86,633$20,750 24Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas162$74,5241 year out$96,505$22,208 25San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California111$74,3751 year out$93,649$23,000 26The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama69$73,8871 year out$93,809$26,787 27Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, New York117$73,2131 year out$98,049$25,000 28Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania126$73,1001 year out$99,365$26,969 29University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma35$72,6071 year out—$26,000 30West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia80$72,2101 year out$96,827$27,242 31West Virginia University Institute of TechnologyBeckley, West Virginia0$72,2101 year out$96,827$27,242 32Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio96$72,0621 year out$88,477$25,853 33Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana314$71,9891 year out$97,947$21,500 34Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, New York48$71,7831 year out$95,489$27,000 35Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona123$71,7121 year out$97,599$25,500 36University of California-DavisDavis, California79$71,6331 year out$98,457$19,058 37Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York36$71,4171 year out$98,978$27,000 38University of KansasLawrence, Kansas51$71,2441 year out—$25,000 39University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California63$71,0681 year out$97,069$19,000 40North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina77$70,8201 year out$94,192$21,574 41University of FloridaGainesville, Florida143$70,7601 year out$100,208$19,573 42University of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsville, Alabama124$70,3831 year out—$25,000 43University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York95$69,7161 year out$83,498$24,846 44Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, Michigan44$69,5141 year out$100,965$28,021 45Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey52$69,3201 year out—$26,674 46Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne, Florida81$69,1491 year out$99,429$26,982 47Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, Mississippi68$69,0561 year out$94,025$17,625 48Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama95$68,6071 year out$95,997$20,458 49University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota70$68,4951 year out$81,624$26,250 50Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma79$68,2261 year out—$19,843 51New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico80$68,0021 year out$95,469$24,537 52University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida205$67,9531 year out$84,789$27,875 53University of California-IrvineIrvine, California95$67,4251 year out$102,765$18,950 54California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California92$66,4771 year out$99,098$25,300 55University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California87$65,4011 year out$107,359$21,305 56Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, Illinois28$63,1691 year out$75,993$27,000 57Wichita State UniversityWichita, Kansas54$61,5261 year out$82,517$22,250 58University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona56$57,4561 year out$103,537$23,656 59United States Air Force AcademyUSAF Academy, Colorado138—1 year out——60San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California68—1 year out$101,217—61The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee61—1 year out$85,604$25,243 62Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts57—1 year out$138,934$17,724 63United States Naval AcademyAnnapolis, Maryland50—1 year out——64University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina27—1 year out——65Morehead State UniversityMorehead, Kentucky18—1 year out——66University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio15—1 year out——67Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee, Alabama14—1 year out$63,477—68Capitol Technology UniversityLaurel, Maryland14—1 year out——69Stanford UniversityStanford, California13—1 year out——70Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire12—1 year out——71Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio10—1 year out——72University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida5—1 year out——73University of HartfordWest Hartford, Connecticut3—1 year out——

Associate programs — 1 college

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-WorldwideDaytona Beach, Florida47—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 6 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky18—1 year out——2Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida9—1 year out——3Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey8—1 year out——4The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas5—1 year out——5Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——6Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire1—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).