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Master's · Engineering

Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering (Master's): earnings by school

34 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$103,026
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$125,843
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$30,928
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 25 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $115,736 and $132,720. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Johns Hopkins University MD$138,933$165,562—
Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA—$151,237—
University of California-Los Angeles CA$126,354$151,186—
Stanford University CA$132,178$147,375—
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$125,965$142,946—
University of Southern California CA$118,287$139,463$43,375
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA$110,184$132,720—
Cornell University NY$100,632$132,449—
Purdue University-Main Campus IN$110,187$131,275$18,354
Florida Institute of Technology FL$109,358$130,016—
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus GA—$126,979$31,106
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI$103,026$125,870$31,650
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL$118,500$125,843$31,899
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach FL$98,721$121,654$40,044
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide FL$98,721$121,654$40,044
University of Colorado Boulder CO$103,638$120,144$30,750
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$96,879$119,512$20,500
Washington University in St Louis MO$98,506$118,193—
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA$103,593$115,736$26,000
California State University-Long Beach CA$101,284$114,594—
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$90,228$110,778—
The University of Texas at Arlington TX$109,844——
University of Florida FL$99,566$108,542$30,750
The University of Texas at Austin TX$108,097——
Worcester Polytechnic Institute MA$94,480$107,344—
Missouri University of Science and Technology MO$105,078——
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH—$105,027—
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NY$103,214—$20,500
University of Central Florida FL$102,802——
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC$100,429——
Southeastern Oklahoma State University OK$87,843$95,171—
University of Dayton OH$92,840——
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$92,359——
University at Buffalo NY$86,356——