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 North Carolina State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in aerospace engineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at NC State paid an average of $888 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $218 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $6,535 | $26,654 |
Fees | $2,566 | $2,566 |
Books and Supplies | $1,082 | $1,082 |
On Campus Room and Board | $11,602 | $11,602 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,770 | $2,770 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at NC State in Aerospace Engineering walked away with an average of $25,000 in student debt. That is 7% higher than the national average of $23,313.
aerospace engineering who receive their bachelor’s degree from NC State make an average of $63,501 a year during the early days of their career. That is 3% higher than the national average of $61,669.
NC State does not offer an online option for its aerospace engineering bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NC State Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering in 2019-2020, 12.3% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 14.7%.
Around 16.4% of aerospace engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at NC State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 4 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 57 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 73 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Engineering | 49 |
Agricultural Engineering | 49 |
Biomedical Engineering | 128 |
Chemical Engineering | 132 |
Civil Engineering | 121 |
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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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