General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

If you plan to study general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology, take a look at what Southern Illinois University Carbondale has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and has a total student population of 11,366.

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.

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

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

Online Classes Are Available at SIUC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

SIUC does offer online education options in general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

SIUC 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 SIUC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology major at SIUC 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
Most Popular Online General Air Transportation Trade Schools	4
Best General Air Transportation Trade Schools	6
Best General Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	6
	15
	17
Most Popular General Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	22
Most Popular General Air Transportation Trade Schools	23
Most Focused General Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	26
Most Focused General Air Transportation Trade Schools	31

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

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

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

Of the 37 general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SIUC, about 95% were men and 5% were women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science and technology at SIUC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	26
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SIUC 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.

Related Majors

• Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew
• Aviation/Airway Management & Operations

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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	9,350	$98,210

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
• Image Credit: By Mark Jaroski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.