Bachelor's · Engineering

Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering (Bachelor's): earnings by school

63 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$78,794
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$96,510
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$21,500
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 59 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $92,360 and $102,756. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
University of Southern California CA$88,334$125,514$19,125
University of Colorado Boulder CO$80,376$116,350$22,750
University of California-Los Angeles CA$88,702$115,706$14,095
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI$85,422$115,075$21,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA$94,732$114,620—
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$88,006$111,349$15,925
Illinois Institute of Technology IL$82,501$110,956$24,687
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA$88,269$107,498$19,333
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA$81,370$106,633$22,000
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona CA$87,482$106,171$18,000
Case Western Reserve University OH$74,738$106,134$19,800
Worcester Polytechnic Institute MA$79,933$105,171$27,000
The University of Texas at Austin TX$81,538$104,422$20,500
University of Notre Dame IN$81,169$103,022$16,750
Auburn University AL$76,711$102,756$21,500
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus GA—$102,415$21,250
California State University-Long Beach CA$81,796$101,797$14,300
University of California-Irvine CA$65,391$100,537$10,947
University of California-San Diego CA$76,064$100,173$15,000
San Diego State University CA$72,773$100,139$18,000
The University of Texas at Arlington TX$76,468$99,239$21,377
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$79,268$99,159$27,000
University of Maryland-College Park MD$78,870$98,044$19,500
Purdue University-Main Campus IN$81,997$97,332$20,500
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL$87,086$97,276$19,500
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$79,517$97,227$20,005
Florida Institute of Technology FL$74,096$97,015$27,000
University of Central Florida FL$78,400$96,972$19,032
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$76,108$96,946$22,479
New Mexico State University-Main Campus NM$67,553$96,510$12,500
Missouri University of Science and Technology MO$73,085$96,090$22,125
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott AZ$78,794$95,552$24,454
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach FL$78,794$95,552$24,454
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide FL$78,794$95,552$24,454
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NY$82,409$94,750$25,250
West Virginia University Institute of Technology WV$73,727$94,750$25,624
West Virginia University WV$73,727$94,750$25,624
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$79,605$94,598$19,500
University of Florida FL$79,940$94,375$14,000
Western Michigan University MI$73,384$94,177$27,000
Iowa State University IA$79,517$94,089$25,250
University of California-Davis CA$75,453$93,414$13,113
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$77,993$92,999$22,500
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$80,773$92,422$23,126
University at Buffalo NY$73,586$92,360$20,760
University of Kansas KS$75,920$92,335$21,805
The University of Alabama AL$79,759$91,999$21,750
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK$79,681$91,249$19,500
Clarkson University NY$78,839$91,066$26,197
Syracuse University NY$70,395$90,470$27,000
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC$74,308$89,932$22,000
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK$73,787$89,714$19,802
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN$67,524$89,015$13,000
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH$82,289$88,511$24,512
Mississippi State University MS$72,167$88,444$21,500
University of Alabama in Huntsville AL$77,505$87,339$21,500
University of Arizona AZ$72,355$86,529$23,500
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA$76,064$85,681$14,000
Wichita State University KS$74,577$83,057$27,000
Saint Louis University MO$82,384—$26,000
University of Akron Main Campus OH$75,234—$19,073
Morehead State University KY$68,951—$22,426
Tuskegee University AL$56,907——