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General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology at Purdue University - Main Campus

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology, you may want to check out the program at Purdue University - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology

Purdue General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology progam at Purdue compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best General Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	4
Best General Air Transportation Trade Schools	4
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Best Value General Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Best Value General Air Transportation Schools	10
Most Popular General Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	20
Most Popular General Air Transportation Trade Schools	20
Most Focused General Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	43
Most Focused General Air Transportation Trade Schools	55

General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Student Demographics at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Bachelor’s Program

27% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Of the 41 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology from Purdue in 2020-2021, 73% were men and 27% were women. The typical general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% women. So female students are more repesented at Purdue since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology at Purdue are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	24
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Purdue also has a doctoral program available in general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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Careers That General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Grads May Go Into

A degree in general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	1,940	$95,120

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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