Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering

225 programs at U.S. colleges award 9,220 credentials a year in this field (CIP 14.02). Bachelor's graduates nationally earn a median of $98,207 four years after graduating.

Highest-paying Bachelor's degree programs

CollegeEarnings (1 yr)Median debtGraduates
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA
$85,509$22,500110
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
$83,639$26,06145
University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO
$81,835$24,500218
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
$81,057$19,00025
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
$81,022$22,125138
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
$80,225$21,125103
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, GA
$79,300$22,000224
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
$78,980$20,03055
University of Maryland-College Park
College Park, MD
$78,631$21,083142
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Pomona, CA
$78,320$25,750126
The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX
$78,005$25,13030
University of Virginia-Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA
$77,922$14,00040
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA
$76,881$12,41068
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA
$76,856$25,833246
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO
$76,183$22,00078
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
$75,859$23,888137
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide
Daytona Beach, FL
$75,483$26,31244
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach, FL
$75,483$26,312304
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott
Prescott, AZ
$75,483$26,312147
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA
$75,218$27,00059
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO
$75,122$26,42135
Iowa State University
Ames, IA
$75,036$26,017121
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH
$74,992$20,75060
Texas A&M University-College Station
College Station, TX
$74,524$21,999162
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA
$74,375$23,417111

Highest-paying Master's degree programs

CollegeEarnings (1 yr)Median debtGraduates
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
$128,330—114
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
$112,143$55,288141
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
$111,760—58
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA
$110,536$34,52643
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
$109,272—31
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
$108,023$29,625153
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA
$106,635—24
Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN
$104,329$32,946174
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, GA
$103,878—213
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
$102,439—21
Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, FL
$99,930—41
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
$99,132—65
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL
$97,843$26,87563
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA
$96,937—23
University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO
$96,904$41,000157
Texas A&M University-College Station
College Station, TX
$96,252—57
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
$92,942—54
Washington University in St Louis
St. Louis, MO
$92,802—26
Wichita State University
Wichita, KS
$89,838—10
Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe, AZ
$85,903—40
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Durant, OK
$85,167——