Rank |
School |
Program |
New Grad Median Pay |
Early Career Pay |
Sample Size |
1 |
University of Southern California |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$78,078 |
$91,535 |
25 |
2 |
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$74,220 |
$89,378 |
83 |
3 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$72,563 |
$98,421 |
29 |
4 |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$72,303 |
$75,193 |
50 |
5 |
University of Colorado Boulder |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$71,135 |
$82,513 |
68 |
6 |
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$70,663 |
$76,106 |
101 |
7 |
Saint Louis University |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$69,962 |
$77,500 |
29 |
8 |
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$68,716 |
$74,889 |
123 |
9 |
University of Notre Dame |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$68,525 |
$68,138 |
31 |
10 |
University of Virginia-Main Campus |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$68,493 |
$80,039 |
24 |
11 |
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$67,907 |
$79,446 |
146 |
12 |
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$67,848 |
$71,114 |
53 |
13 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$67,815 |
$87,512 |
79 |
14 |
Missouri University of Science and Technology |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$67,444 |
$75,185 |
56 |
15 |
Case Western Reserve University |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$67,172 |
$71,376 |
27 |
16 |
Iowa State University |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$66,960 |
$73,299 |
145 |
17 |
University of Florida |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$66,726 |
$77,278 |
86 |
18 |
University of California-Los Angeles |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$66,724 |
$72,694 |
31 |
19 |
University of Maryland-College Park |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$66,447 |
$79,671 |
68 |
20 |
California State University-Long Beach |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$66,374 |
$72,766 |
62 |
21 |
Texas A & M University-College Station |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$66,244 |
$75,941 |
104 |
22 |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$66,226 |
$77,398 |
102 |
23 |
West Virginia University Institute of Technology |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$66,040 |
$76,205 |
70 |
24 |
The University of Texas at Austin |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$65,874 |
$73,844 |
87 |
25 |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$65,792 |
$80,707 |
58 |
26 |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$65,779 |
$84,020 |
68 |
27 |
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$65,700 |
$79,660 |
18 |
28 |
The University of Alabama |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$65,199 |
$71,308 |
39 |
29 |
Clarkson University |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$65,036 |
$73,468 |
69 |
30 |
Arizona State University Campus Immersion |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$64,576 |
$78,822 |
69 |
31 |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$64,540 |
$77,320 |
280 |
32 |
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$64,533 |
$70,174 |
78 |
33 |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$64,354 |
$77,477 |
89 |
34 |
Wichita State University |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$63,979 |
$70,570 |
22 |
35 |
Ohio State University-Main Campus |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$63,947 |
$72,353 |
64 |
36 |
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$63,660 |
N/A |
43 |
37 |
University of Central Florida |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$63,377 |
$64,720 |
61 |
38 |
The University of Texas at Arlington |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$63,279 |
$67,591 |
44 |
39 |
Auburn University |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$63,127 |
$73,377 |
49 |
40 |
North Carolina State University at Raleigh |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$63,111 |
$72,528 |
43 |
41 |
Purdue University-Main Campus |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$62,537 |
$77,012 |
120 |
42 |
University of Kansas |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$61,908 |
N/A |
19 |
43 |
San Diego State University |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$61,870 |
$80,004 |
63 |
44 |
University of California-Davis |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$60,999 |
$76,323 |
54 |
45 |
Syracuse University |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$60,947 |
N/A |
42 |
46 |
University of California-San Diego |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$60,511 |
$79,151 |
70 |
47 |
Illinois Institute of Technology |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$59,921 |
$68,553 |
23 |
48 |
University at Buffalo |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$59,797 |
$72,822 |
62 |
49 |
Florida Institute of Technology |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$59,501 |
$70,056 |
45 |
50 |
Western Michigan University |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$59,143 |
$79,982 |
45 |
51 |
Mississippi State University |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$54,741 |
$69,725 |
34 |
52 |
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$54,186 |
$63,928 |
23 |
53 |
University of California-Irvine |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$52,033 |
$77,712 |
67 |
54 |
Tuskegee University |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$49,795 |
$66,548 |
28 |
55 |
University of Arizona |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$47,599 |
$77,560 |
31 |