by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 West Virginia 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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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at WVU was ranked #54 on College Factual's Best Schools for aerospace engineering list. It is also ranked #1 in West Virginia.
Here are some of the other rankings for WVU.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at WVU paid an average of $1,055 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $374 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,976 | $25,320 |
| Books and Supplies | $950 | $950 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,948 | $10,948 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,250 | $3,250 |
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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 WVU took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 16% higher than the national average of $23,313.
aerospace engineering who receive their bachelor’s degree from WVU make an average of $68,153 a year during the early days of their career. That is 11% higher than the national average of $61,669.
Online degrees for the WVU 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 WVU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 13.0% of the aerospace engineering students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 14.7%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering at WVU in 2019-2020, 13.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 57 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 69 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering | 31 |
| Chemical Engineering | 60 |
| Civil Engineering | 88 |
| Computer Engineering | 35 |
| Electrical Engineering | 64 |
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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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