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 The University of Alabama. 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UA paid an average of $1,330 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $545 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $10,780 | $30,250 |
Fees | $840 | $840 |
Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $13,810 | $13,810 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,620 | $4,620 |
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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. Aerospace Engineering students who received their bachelor’s degree at UA took out an average of $25,500 in student loans. That is 9% higher than the national average of $23,313.
The median early career salary of aerospace engineering students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UA is $65,486 per year. That is 6% higher than the national average of $61,669.
Online degrees for the UA 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 UA Online Learning page.
About 6.8% of the students who received their BS in aerospace engineering in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 14.7%.
Around 14.8% of aerospace engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at UA in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 4 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 72 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
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 | 88 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Architectural Engineering | 15 |
Chemical Engineering | 199 |
Civil Engineering | 121 |
Computer Engineering | 17 |
Electrical Engineering | 86 |
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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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