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 California Institute of Technology. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in aerospace engineering, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Caltech paid an average of $486 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $54,570 | $54,570 |
| Fees | $2,079 | $2,079 |
Caltech does not offer an online option for its aerospace engineering master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Caltech Online Learning page.
About 41.2% of the students who received their MS in aerospace engineering in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 18.0%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in aerospace engineering at Caltech in 2019-2020, 23.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 20%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| International Students | 6 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 17 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to aerospace and aeronautical engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering | 6 |
| Chemical Engineering | 1 |
| Civil Engineering | 1 |
| Electrical Engineering | 20 |
| Engineering Mechanics | 2 |
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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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