Aeronautical Engineering Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Aerospace Engineering with a Foundation Year MEng (Hons) The University of Sheffield 95% 5% 5% £9250 £9250 £24450 £25670 179 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Aeronautics and Astronautics with Industrial Placement Year MEng (Hons) University of Southampton 78% 0% 4% £9250 £22760 182 Southampton On campus Full-time
Engineering (Aeronautical) MEng (Hons) Durham University 86% 4% 1% £9250 £28500 205 Durham On campus Full-time
Aeronautical Engineering BEng (Hons) University of Glasgow 37% 0% 1% £27750 £84080 £95800 191 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hons) Queen's University of Belfast 63% 0% 4% £9250 £21400 151 Belfast On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering with a Year in Industry BEng (Hons) Swansea University 81% 10% 18% £9000 £20650 125 Swansea On campus Full-time
Aeronautical Engineering (with placement year) BEng Staffordshire University 84% 5% 10% £9250 £14000 107 Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hons) Swansea University 92% 0% 15% £9000 £20650 161 Swansea On campus Full-time
Aeronautical Engineering MEng MEng (Hons) De Montfort University 79% 8% 20% £9250 £14750 131 Leicester On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering with a Year in Industry MEng (Hons) The University of Sheffield 95% 5% 5% £9250 £9250 £24450 £25670 179 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering (with Optional Year in Industry) MEng (Hons) Teesside University 88% 10% 15% £9250 £13000 121 Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Aerospace Electronic Engineering with Foundation Year MEng (Hons) University of Southampton 80% 2% 4% £9250 £19500 180 Southampton On campus Full-time
Aeronautics and Astronautics / Materials and Structures MEng University of Southampton 78% 3% 5% £9250 £22760 184 Southampton On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering (Private Pilot Instruction) BEng (Hons) The University of Sheffield 92% 0% 0% £9250 £9250 £24450 £25670 137 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering with a Year Abroad MEng (Hons) Swansea University 92% 0% 15% £9000 £20650 161 Swansea On campus Full-time
Aeronautical Engineering MEng (Hons) Loughborough University of Technology 89% 5% 0% £9250 £25700 178 Loughborough On campus Full-time
Mechanical Engineering/Aerospace MEng (Hons) University of Southampton 83% 1% 6% £9250 £22760 170 Southampton On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering with a Year in North America MEng (Hons) The University of Sheffield 92% 3% 0% £9250 £9250 £24450 £25670 153 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Advanced Aerospace Engineering MSc (Eng) University of Liverpool 88% 25% 0% £11350 £25050 171 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Aeronautics and Astronautics with Foundation Year and Industrial Placement Year MEng (Hons) University of Southampton 78% 0% 4% £9250 £19500 182 Southampton On campus Full-time
Aeronautics and Astronautics / Engineering Management with Industrial Placement Year MEng (Hons) University of Southampton 78% 3% 5% £9250 £22760 184 Southampton On campus Full-time
Aeronautics and Astronautics / Spacecraft Engineering with Industrial Placement Year MEng (Hons) University of Southampton 81% 3% 5% £9250 £22760 204 Southampton On campus Full-time
Aeronautics and Astronautics / Materials and Structures with Industrial Placement Year MEng (Hons) University of Southampton 78% 3% 5% £9250 £22760 184 Southampton On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hons) Brunel University 76% 5% 10% £9250 £19855 128 Uxbridge On campus Full-time
Mechanical Engineering / Aerospace with Industrial Placement Year MEng (Hons) University of Southampton 83% 1% 6% £9250 £22760 167 Southampton On campus Full-time
Aeronautics and Astronautics / Computational Engineering and Design with Industrial Placement Year MEng (Hons) University of Southampton 78% 3% 5% £9250 £22760 184 Southampton On campus Full-time
Aeronautics and Astronautics with Foundation Year MEng University of Southampton 78% 0% 5% £9250 £19500 176 Southampton On campus Full-time
Aeronautical Engineering with an International Foundation Year BEng (Hons) Loughborough University of Technology 77% 4% 0% £9250 £20750 165 Loughborough On campus Full-time
Aeronautics and Astronautics MEng (Hons) University of Southampton 78% 0% 5% £9250 £22760 176 Southampton On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hons) The University of Nottingham 77% 5% 0% £9250 £26500 155 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Aeronautical Engineering MSc De Montfort University 79% 8% 20% £8170 £16100 131 Leicester On campus Full-time
Aeronautics and Astronautics / Spacecraft Engineering MEng (Hons) University of Southampton 80% 3% 5% £9250 £22760 207 Southampton On campus Full-time
Aerospace Systems MEng (Hons) University of Glasgow 57% 5% 1% £37000 £94590 202 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Mechanical Engineering with Aeronautics MEng (Hons) University of Glasgow 82% 10% 0% £37000 £94590 203 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Aeronautics and Astronautics / Engineering Management MEng (Hons) University of Southampton 78% 3% 5% £9250 £22760 184 Southampton On campus Full-time
Aeronautics and Astronautics / Semester Abroad MEng (Hons) University of Southampton 78% 3% 10% £9250 £22760 184 Southampton On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering MSc Teesside University 88% 10% 15% £6500 £13000 121 Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Aeronautics and Astronautics / Aerodynamics MEng (Hons) University of Southampton 80% 0% 0% £9250 £22760 171 Southampton On campus Full-time
Aeronautical Engineering MEng (Hons) Imperial College of Science 77% 0% 5% £9250 £35100 220 London On campus Full-time
Aeronautical Engineering (Top up) BEng (Hons) Staffordshire University 84% 5% 10% £9250 £14000 107 Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering (with Foundation Year and Optional Year in Industry) BEng (Hons) Teesside University 89% 10% 15% £9250 £13000 125 Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Aeronautics and Astronautics / Airvehicle Systems Design MEng (Hons) University of Southampton 79% 0% 5% £9250 £22760 184 Southampton On campus Full-time
Aeronautics and Astronautics / Aerodynamics with Industrial Placement Year MEng (Hons) University of Southampton 81% 0% 0% £9250 £22760 178 Southampton On campus Full-time
Aircraft Engineering Maintenance Systems (Including Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) University of South Wales 75% 5% 5% £9000 £12600 125 Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Aeronautical Engineering (Including Foundation Year) BEng (Hons) University of South Wales 80% 10% 15% £9000 £12600 90 Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering with a Foundation Year BEng (Hons) Swansea University 81% 10% 18% £9000 £20050 125 Swansea On campus Full-time
Aeronautics and Astronautics / Computational Engineering and Design MEng (Hons) University of Southampton 78% 3% 5% £9250 £22760 184 Southampton On campus Full-time
Aircraft Maintenance Engineering & Management BSc (Hons) University of the Highlands and Islands 83% 15% 10% £9000 £13620 134 Inverness On campus Full-time
Aeronautical Engineering (Sandwich course) BEng (Hons) University of South Wales 75% 5% 5% £9000 £12600 113 Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Aerospace Electronic Engineering with Industrial Studies MEng (Hons) University of Southampton 80% 2% 4% £9250 £22760 180 Southampton On campus Full-time
Aeronautics and Astronautics / Semester Abroad with Industrial Placement Year MEng (Hons) University of Southampton 78% 3% 10% £9250 £22760 186 Southampton On campus Full-time
Aeronautics and Astronautics / Airvehicle Systems Design with Industrial Placement Year MEng (Hons) University of Southampton 80% 0% 5% £9250 £22760 184 Southampton On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hons) University of Leicester 84% 10% 0% £9250 - 127 Leicester On campus Full-time
Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering Foundation Programme BEng (Hons) City University London 45% 5% 6% £9250 - 113 London On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hons) University of Birmingham 43% 3% 0% £9250 - 155 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering (Foundation) BEng (Hons) Kingston University 55% 10% 4% £9250 - 107 Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Aircraft Engineering (top-up) BEng (Hons) Kingston University 55% 10% 4% £9250 - 102 Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering (with a Year in Industry) MEng (Hons) University of Leicester 84% 0% 0% £9250 - 131 Leicester On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering (Foundation Entry) MEng (Hons) University of Central Lancashire 44% 0% 15% £6000 - 123 Preston On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering (4-year SW) BEng (Hons) Kingston University 55% 10% 4% £9250 - 107 Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hons) Kingston University 55% 10% 4% £9250 - 107 Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hons) Queen Mary University of London 81% 10% 10% £9250 - 139 London On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering with Sandwich Placement BEng (Hons) University of Wolverhampton 53% 0% 20% £9250 - 68 Wolverhampton On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering with Foundation Year BEng (Hons) University of Wolverhampton 53% 0% 15% £9250 - 74 Wolverhampton On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering with Pilot Studies (Foundation Year) MEng (Hons) University of Central Lancashire 44% 0% 25% £6000 - 117 Preston On campus Full-time
Aircraft Engineering FdEng Exeter College 50% 0% 0% £7745 - 77 Exeter On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering (with a year abroad) BEng (Hons) University of Leicester 84% 10% 0% £9250 - 127 Leicester On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering with a Year Abroad BEng (Hons) Queen Mary University of London 81% 10% 10% £9250 - 139 London On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering (5-year SW) MEng (Hons) Kingston University 55% 10% 4% £9250 - 102 Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Aerospace Technology BEng (Hons) Coventry University 90% 10% 15% £9250 - 144 Coventry On campus Full-time
Aeronautical Engineering with a Foundation Year BEng (Hons) Loughborough University of Technology 53% 0% 0% £9250 - 162 Loughborough On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering with Pilot Studies BEng (Hons) University of Central Lancashire 42% 3% 10% £9250 - 113 Preston On campus Full-time
Aerospace Systems Engineering BEng (Hons) Coventry University 88% 15% 11% £9250 - 144 Coventry On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hons) University of Central Lancashire 44% 0% 15% £9250 - 123 Preston On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering (Space Technology) 4-year SW BEng (Hons) Kingston University 55% 10% 4% £9250 - 107 Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering with Industrial Experience MEng (Hons) The University of Manchester 64% 15% 0% - - 174 Manchester On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering with a Year in Industry MEng (Hons) University of Liverpool 88% 25% 0% - - 171 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering with an Integrated Foundation Year MEng The University of Manchester 64% 15% 0% - - 174 Manchester On campus Full-time
Aircraft Engineering and Maintenance Systems BSc (Hons) University of South Wales 75% 5% 5% - - 125 Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hons) Sheffield Hallam University 52% 5% 7% - - 112 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering MSc The University of Sheffield 95% 5% 5% - - 179 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hons) University of Surrey 61% 5% 5% - - 162 Guildford On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering with Pilot Studies with a Year in Industry MEng (Hons) University of Liverpool 62% 0% 0% - - 146 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Aeronautical Engineering BEng (Hons) University of South Wales 80% 10% 15% - - 90 Pontypridd On campus Part-time
Aerospace Engineering with Pilot Studies MEng (Hons) University of Hertfordshire 80% 0% 0% - - 134 Hatfield On campus Full-time
Aircraft Engineering MEng (Hons) University of the West of Scotland 81% 6% 5% - - 155 Paisley On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hons) The University of Manchester 61% 0% 0% - - 184 Manchester On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering with Pilot Studies BEng (Hons) University of Liverpool 62% 5% 0% - - 135 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering with Pilot Studies MEng University of the West of England 79% 0% 3% - - 119 Bristol On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering MSc University of Leeds 86% 5% 10% - - 183 Leeds On campus Full-time
Aircraft Engineering with Pilot Studies MEng (Hons) University of Salford 70% 10% 11% - - 123 Salford On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hons) University of Liverpool 42% 0% 0% - - 140 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hons) University of Hertfordshire 80% 0% 0% - - 134 Hatfield On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering with Pilot Studies (4 years) MEng (Hons) University of Liverpool 62% 0% 0% - - 146 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hons) University of Leeds 86% 5% 10% - - 183 Leeds On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering with Management MEng (Hons) The University of Manchester 64% 15% 1% - - 160 Manchester On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering with Space Technology MEng (Hons) University of Hertfordshire 80% 0% 0% - - 134 Hatfield On campus Full-time
Aeronautical Engineering MEng (Hons) University of Salford 70% 10% 0% - - 152 Salford On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering with Pilot Studies (with Foundation Year) BEng (Hons) University of the West of England 79% 0% 0% - - 123 Bristol On campus Full-time
Aerospace Structures and Materials MSc (PG) Queen Mary University of London 81% 10% 7% - - 153 London On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering (with Foundation Year) BEng (Hons) University of the West of England 80% 0% 5% - - 122 Bristol On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering with Foundation Year BEng (Hons) University of Surrey 61% 5% 5% - - 162 Guildford On campus Full-time
Aircraft Engineering and Maintenance Systems (Top Up) BSc (Hons) University of South Wales 75% 5% 5% - - 125 Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering (4 years) MEng (Hons) University of Liverpool 88% 25% 0% - - 171 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hons) University of the West of England 80% 0% 5% - - 122 Bristol On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering with Foundation Year BEng (Hons) Sheffield Hallam University 52% 5% 7% - - 112 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Aeronautical Engineering with Foundation Year BEng (Hons) University of Salford 71% 10% 15% - - 123 Salford On campus Full-time
Aircraft Maintenance Engineering BA/BSc (Hons) Solihull College and University Centre 65% - 20% £8500 - - Solihull On campus Full-time
Aircraft Maintenance Engineering BSc (Hons) Newcastle College 88% - 0% £9000 - - Newcastle On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hons) University of Brighton - - - £9250 £13842 - Brighton On campus Full-time
Aeronautical Engineering HND Farnborough College of Technology - - - £5000 £7500 - Farnborough On campus Full-time
Aeronautical Engineering MEng Staffordshire University - - - £9250 £14000 - Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hons) University of Bristol - - - £9250 £24700 - Bristol On campus Full-time
Aeronautical Engineering HNC Chichester College - - 35% £3250 - - Chichester On campus Full-time
Aircraft Maintenance Management MSc City University London - - 35% £21420 £21420 - London On campus Part-time
Aerospace Engineering with Study Abroad in a Modern Language MEng (Hons) University of Bristol - - - £9250 £24700 - Bristol On campus Full-time
Aeronautical Engineering (with professional placement) MEng (Hons) City University London - - - £9250 £19770 - London On campus Full-time
Aircraft Engineering HNC University of the Highlands and Islands - - - £6915 £7230 - Inverness On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering (with Integrated Foundation Year) BEng (Hons) University of Brighton - - - £9250 £13842 - Brighton On campus Full-time
Aircraft Engineering BEng (Hons) Cardiff and Vale College - - - £9250 £15400 - Rumney On campus Full-time
Aeronautical Engineering MEng (Hons) City University London - - - £9250 £19770 - London On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering (Top-Up) BSc (Hons) University of Brighton - - - £9250 £13842 - Brighton On campus Full-time
Aeronautical Engineering HND Cardiff and Vale College - - - £6000 £12000 - Rumney On campus Full-time
Engineering (Aerospace Engineering) BEng (Hons) Blackpool and the Fylde College - - - £8750 £9750 - Blackpool On campus Full-time
Aeronautical Engineering HND Nelson and Colne College - - - £8250 - - Nelson On campus Full-time
Engineering (Aeronautical) MSc Wrexham Glyndwr University - - - £2975 - - Wrexham On campus Part-time
Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering (with Foundation Year) BEng (Hons) Wrexham Glyndwr University - - - £9000 - - Wrexham On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering MEng University of Wolverhampton - - - £9250 - - Wolverhampton On campus Full-time
Aeronautical Engineering HND Yeovil College - - - £6594 - - Yeovil On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering (Space Technology) 5-year SW MEng (Hons) Kingston University - - - £9250 - - Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Aeronautical Engineering HNC Teesside University - - - £6150 - - Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Aircraft Maintenance (top-up) BEng (Hons) Wrexham Glyndwr University - - - £9000 - - Wrexham On campus Full-time
Unmanned Aircraft Structure MSc (PG) Wrexham Glyndwr University - - - £5940 - - Wrexham On campus Full-time
Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hons) Wrexham Glyndwr University - - - £9000 - - Wrexham On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering (Space Technology) BEng (Hons) Kingston University - - - £9250 - - Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Aerospace Technology with Pilot Studies BSc (Hons) University of Hertfordshire - - - - - - Hatfield On campus Full-time
Future Propulsion and Power EPSRC CDT DPhil University of Oxford - - - - - - Oxford On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering MSc Coventry University - - - - - - Coventry On campus Part-time
Aerospace Engineering (with placement). MEng (Hons) University of Bath - - - - - - Bath On campus Full-time
Aerospace Technology with Management BSc (Hons) University of Hertfordshire - - - - - - Hatfield On campus Full-time
Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hons) University of Bath - - - - - - Bath On campus Full-time
Advanced Aeronautical Engineering and Space Systems MSc Queen Mary University of London - - - - - - London On campus Full-time
Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering PhD Loughborough University of Technology - - - - - - Loughborough On campus Part-time
Aerospace Materials MSc (Eng) The University of Sheffield - - - - - - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Advanced Aerospace Technologies MSc The University of Sheffield - - - - - - Sheffield On campus Full-time
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Student Reviews

The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students

Salary of all UK Graduates of Aeronautical Engineering

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £27597 £32050 £37396
25-75 percentile range £23821 - £30797 £25785 - £37213 £30105 - £44675

Salary of all UK Graduates of all subjects

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £26910 £30193 £36324
25-75 percentile range £24115 - £29768 £25339 - £35392 £29210 - £43573

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Aeronautical Engineering

15 months after graduation, graduates of this subject were asked about their current circumstances of employment, what they do, and whether their activities and perspectives are directly related to their studies.

Current jobs

Among graduates of Aeronautical Engineering who indicated that they are working, the percentage below represents the number who “agree” or “strongly agree” with the statements about their job.

Typical employers for graduates of Aeronautical Engineering

  • Government Institutions
  • Aerospace and aero- engine companies
  • Airline operators
  • Research and Development organisations
  • Contract Agencies
  • Consultancies
  • The Civil Service
  • The Armed Forces

Specialisations within Aeronautical Engineering

  • Aerodynamics
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Advanced Propulsion
  • Aircraft Design
  • Telecommunications
  • Computing
  • Mechanics and Electronics
  • Physics

Jobs of graduates of Aeronautical Engineering (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Aeronautical Engineering at University of Brighton

45% Engineering professionals
10% Skilled trades occupations
10% Managers, directors and senior officials
10% Business and public service associate professionals
5% Sales occupations
5% Process, plant and machine operatives
5% Nursing Professionals
5% Science, engineering and technology associate professionals

Grading & Study Time

Grading Distribution

Students of Aeronautical Engineering in the UK received the following grades.

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Aeronautical Engineering


Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Aeronautical Engineering, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

FAQ

Aeronautical Engineering is the study of the principles of engineering as they apply to the research, design, development and production of aircraft.

The median salary of graduates of Aeronautical Engineering was £27597 15 months after graduation, £32050 3 years after graduation and £37396 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Aeronautical Engineering studies:
  • Master of Engineering (Honours) - MEng (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - BEng (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Engineering - BEng
  • Master of Engineering - MEng
  • Master of Science (Engineering) - MSc (Eng)
  • Master of Science - MSc
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
  • Foundation Degree in Engineering - FdEng
  • Master of Science (Postgraduate) - MSc (PG)
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) / Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BA/BSc (Hons)
  • Higher National Diploma - HND
  • Higher National Certificate - HNC
  • Doctor of Philosophy - DPhil
  • Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

Aerospace Engineering with a Foundation Year - MEng (Hons) at The University of Sheffield received the highest rating among all graduates in the National Student Survey 2022 with a rating of 95 out of 100 among 40 respondents.