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Purdue University - Main Campus BS in Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering

252 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$67,507 Average Salary
$23,500 Average Student Debt

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 Purdue University - Main Campus. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in aerospace engineering, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the Purdue BS in Aerospace Engineering

#18 in the U.S
#2 in Indiana

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Purdue was ranked #18 on College Factual's Best Schools for aerospace engineering list. It is also ranked #2 in Indiana.

Here are some of the other rankings for Purdue.

Ranking TypeRank
Most Popular Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering1
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering1
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering1
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering3
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering3
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering (Income Over $110k)4
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering (Income Over $110k)4
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering (With Aid)4
Best Value Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering (Income Over $110k)4
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering (Income Over $110k)4
Best Value Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering5
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering (Income $48-$75k)5
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering (Income $48-$75k)5
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering (Income $30-$48k)5
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering (With Aid)5
Best Value Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering (With Aid)5
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering (With Aid)5
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering5
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering (Income $0-$30k)6
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering (Income $75-$110k)6
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering (Income $30-$48k)6
Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans7
Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans7
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering7
Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans7
Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges for Veterans7
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering (Income $75-$110k)8
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering8
Best Value Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering (Income $30-$48k)9
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering (Income $30-$48k)9
Best Value Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering (Income $48-$75k)9
Best Value Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering (Income $75-$110k)9
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering (Income $48-$75k)9
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering (Income $75-$110k)10
Best Value Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering (Income $0-$30k)11
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering (Income $0-$30k)11
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering (Income $0-$30k)11
Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools13
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering13
Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools15
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering15
Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools15
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Graduates15
Most Focused Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering17
Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools18
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Graduates22
Highest Paid Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Graduates29
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Graduates32

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Aerospace Engineering from Purdue Cost?

$9,992 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$23,500 Average Student Debt

Purdue Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Purdue was $948 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $348 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$9,208$28,010
Fees$784$784
Books and Supplies$1,000$1,000
On Campus Room and Board$10,030$10,030
On Campus Other Expenses$1,760$1,760

Learn more about Purdue tuition and fees.

Purdue Aerospace Engineering BS Student Debt

You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Aerospace Engineering students who received their bachelor’s degree at Purdue took out an average of $23,500 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $23,313.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in Aerospace Engineering From Purdue?

$67,507 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of aerospace engineering students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Purdue is $67,507 per year. That is 9% higher than the national average of $61,669.

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Does Purdue Offer an Online BS in Aerospace Engineering?

Online degrees for the Purdue aerospace engineering bachelor’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.

Purdue Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Aerospace Engineering

252 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
10.7% Women
21.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 252 students received their bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 10.7% of the students who received their BS in aerospace engineering in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 14.7%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 21.4% of aerospace engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Purdue in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian31
Black or African American3
Hispanic or Latino11
Native American or Alaska Native1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White151
International Students39
Other Races/Ethnicities16

BS in Aerospace Engineering Focus Areas at Purdue

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering252

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Agricultural Engineering83
Biomedical Engineering75
Chemical Engineering161
Civil Engineering161
Computer Engineering219

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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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