Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Atlanta, GA · Bachelor's Degree · about 224 graduates a year

$79,300
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$102,415
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$98,207
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#16 of 59
Rank by pay
#13 of 59
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,000
Median federal debt

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus graduates in aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical/space engineering earn 4% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 21% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Compares for Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering

All 59 colleges reporting aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical/space engineering earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$125,514$114,210#3$78,980
2University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO$116,350$108,810#10$81,835
3University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$115,706$105,285#14$71,068
4University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI$115,075$121,333#1$80,225
5Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA$114,620$100,935#24—
6University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA$111,349$102,417#21$76,881
7Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL$110,956$109,014#9$63,169
8California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA$107,498$97,816#36$85,509
9Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA$106,633$97,099#38$76,856
10California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA$106,171$96,609#39$78,320
…
13The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX$104,422$106,167#12$81,022
14University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN$103,022$110,524#8$81,057
15Auburn University Auburn, AL$102,756$116,637#2$68,607
16Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA$102,415$106,020#13$79,300
17California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA$101,797$92,629#44$66,477
18University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA$100,537$91,482#46$67,425
19University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA$100,173$91,151#47$65,401

Other Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering Credentials at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$103,878$126,979—
Doctoral Degree—$134,630—

Other Majors at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$150,628$105,137#14 of 459
Computer Engineering$128,497$93,629#23 of 189
Industrial Engineering$128,003$87,826#2 of 94
Mathematics$122,099—#12 of 309
Nuclear Engineering$114,772—#2 of 12
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$111,655$86,865#29 of 258
Business Administration, Management and Operations$106,155$73,557#23 of 1176
Chemical Engineering$104,104$85,847#30 of 158
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$102,755$74,562#20 of 118
Mechanical Engineering$99,955$78,862#40 of 318
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$99,915$76,507#1 of 158
Design and Applied Arts$95,697$52,694#3 of 299
Materials Engineering$92,260$76,488#16 of 34
Civil Engineering$85,133$75,688#116 of 233
Research and Experimental Psychology$83,012—#3 of 82
Physics$82,431—#40 of 107
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$81,818$70,008#22 of 46
International Relations and National Security Studies$79,264—#17 of 118
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$72,940$25,623#30 of 110
Architecture$71,292$48,863#20 of 78
Science, Technology and Society$65,454$40,297#8 of 10
Public Policy Analysis—$48,383—
Biology—$19,167—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical/space engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $79,300 one year after graduating and $102,415 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus rank for aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical/space engineering?

Among 59 colleges reporting earnings for aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical/space engineering graduates, Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus ranks #16 by median pay four years after graduation, and #13 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical/space engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 4% more than the national median for aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical/space engineering ($98,207), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,000.

← All data for Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.