| 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 |
