by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in aerospace engineering, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. According to College Factual's most recent rankings, MIT is the best school in the United States for aerospace engineering majors working on their bachelor's degree. It is also ranked #1 in Massachusetts.
Here are some of the other rankings for MIT.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at MIT was $860 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $53,450 | $53,450 |
| Books and Supplies | $830 | $830 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,000 | $16,000 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,182 | $2,182 |
Learn more about MIT tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Aerospace Engineering students who received their bachelor’s degree at MIT took out an average of $14,906 in student loans. That is 36% lower than the national average of $23,313.
The median early career salary of aerospace engineering students who receive their bachelor’s degree from MIT is $78,971 per year. That is 28% higher than the national average of $61,669.
MIT does not offer an online option for its aerospace engineering bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the MIT Online Learning page.
About 32.1% of the students who received their BS in aerospace engineering in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 14.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 45.3% of the aerospace engineering bachelor’s degrees at MIT in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 24 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 53 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to aerospace and aeronautical engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering | 50 |
| Chemical Engineering | 42 |
| Civil Engineering | 6 |
| Electrical Engineering | 44 |
| Environmental Engineering | 4 |
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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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