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Aerospace engineering at Michigan

Michigan graduates about 134 aerospace engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 2nd of 69 schools we score for aerospace engineering, a standout program at 94 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $115,000 four years out, 1.20× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $20 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

94/100Standout#2 of 69 for aerospace engineering →
Graduates a year1342% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$115,0001.20× the same major nationally
Research in the field$20Ma year, NSF
Admit rate16%whole school
SAT middle 50%1370–1530whole school

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Nearby in the aerospace engineering ranking

  1. Georgia Institute of Technology 100
  2. University of Colorado Boulder 91
  3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 89
  4. Virginia Tech 87
  5. The University of Texas–Austin 85

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Michigan with every school we score in aerospace engineering. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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