The main focus area for this major is Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in aerospace engineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. Georgia Tech is in the top 10% of the country for aerospace engineering. More specifically it was ranked #7 out of 75 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Georgia.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Georgia Tech was $684 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $342 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $10,258 | $31,370 |
Fees | $2,594 | $2,594 |
Books and Supplies | $800 | $800 |
On Campus Room and Board | $12,090 | $12,090 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,060 | $4,060 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Georgia Tech in Aerospace Engineering walked away with an average of $30,000 in student debt. That is 29% higher than the national average of $23,313.
aerospace engineering who receive their bachelor’s degree from Georgia Tech make an average of $70,213 a year during the early days of their career. That is 14% higher than the national average of $61,669.
Online degrees for the Georgia Tech aerospace engineering bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Georgia Tech Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering in 2019-2020, 15.7% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 14.7%.
Around 36.0% of aerospace engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Georgia Tech in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 35 |
Black or African American | 7 |
Hispanic or Latino | 16 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 106 |
International Students | 15 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 18 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 197 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Biomedical Engineering | 246 |
Chemical Engineering | 193 |
Civil Engineering | 140 |
Computer Engineering | 187 |
Electrical Engineering | 197 |
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*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.
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