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 master’s degree program in aerospace engineering, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Purdue paid an average of $948 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $348 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,208 | $28,010 |
| Fees | $784 | $784 |
The median early career salary of aerospace engineering students who receive their master’s degree from Purdue is $91,744 per year. That is 5% higher than the national average of $87,300.
Online degrees for the Purdue aerospace engineering master’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.
About 13.4% of the students who received their MS in aerospace engineering in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 18.0%.
Around 19.6% of aerospace engineering master’s degree recipients at Purdue in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 20%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 11 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 55 |
| International Students | 33 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 112 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to aerospace and aeronautical engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Engineering | 46 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 73 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 15 |
| Chemical Engineering | 59 |
| Civil Engineering | 68 |
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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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