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 Purdue University - Main Campus. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in aerospace engineering, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Purdue was $948 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $348 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,208 | $28,010 |
| Fees | $784 | $784 |
aerospace engineering who receive their doctor’s degree from Purdue make an average of $100,414 a year during the early days of their career. That is 14% higher than the national average of $88,200.
Online degrees for the Purdue aerospace engineering doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Purdue Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in aerospace engineering in 2019-2020, 17.4% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 16.5%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in aerospace engineering at Purdue in 2019-2020, 4.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 12%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 33 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 46 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to aerospace and aeronautical engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Engineering | 15 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 10 |
| Chemical Engineering | 25 |
| Civil Engineering | 34 |
| Electrical Engineering | 101 |
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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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