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Stanford University PhD in Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering

15 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
$144,240 Average Salary

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 Stanford University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in aerospace engineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Aerospace Engineering from Stanford Cost?

$55,011 Average Tuition and Fees

Stanford Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Stanford was $1,207 per credit hour 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 StateOut of State
Tuition$54,315$54,315
Fees$696$696

How Much Can You Make With a PhD in Aerospace Engineering From Stanford?

$144,240 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of aerospace engineering students who receive their doctor’s degree from Stanford is $144,240 per year. That is 64% higher than the national average of $88,200.

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Does Stanford Offer an Online PhD in Aerospace Engineering?

Stanford does not offer an online option for its aerospace engineering doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Stanford Online Learning page.

Stanford Doctorate Student Diversity for Aerospace Engineering

15 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
26.7% Women
13.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 15 doctor’s degrees in aerospace engineering handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 26.7% of the aerospace engineering students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 16.5%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 13.3% of aerospace engineering doctor’s degree recipients at Stanford in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 12%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino2
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White7
International Students6
Other Races/Ethnicities0

PhD in Aerospace Engineering Focus Areas at Stanford

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering15

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Biomedical Engineering26
Chemical Engineering25
Civil Engineering36
Electrical Engineering84
Materials Engineering18

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References

*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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