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Space Engineering Degrees
in the United States

More than 50 American universities and institutions of higher learning offer degrees related to space engineering. These degrees vary from pure space (astronautical engineering) to mixed with aeronautics (e.g., aeronautics and astronautics engineering, aerospace engineering) to aeronautics (e.g., aeronautical engineering). More on dynamics and statistics of space engineering education in the United States (or pdf file).

Please email corrections to the list below to Mike.

Short courses: space systems

Astronautics – space engineering (astronautical engineering) degrees

 

University of Southern California
       Astronautical Engineering
       B.S., M.S., Engineer, Ph.D.
       M.S. is available through distance education nation-wide;
       among largest programs in the country;
       see FAQ MS ASTE;
       see also Department of Astronautical Engineering (ASTE);
       and history, focus, and dynamics of the program (AIAA paper as pdf)

 

Capitol College
       Astronautical Engineering
       B.S.

U.S. Air Force Academy
       Astronautical Engineering
       B.S.

Air Force Institute of Technology
       Astronautical Engineering
       M.S., Ph.D.

Naval Post Graduate School
       Astronautical Engineering
       M.S.

Aeronautics – aeronautical engineering degrees

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Air Force Institute of Technology
       Aeronautical Engineering
       M.S., Ph.D.

University of California, Davis
       Aeronautical Engineering and Chemical Engineering
       B.S.
       Aeronautical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
       B.S.
       Aeronautical Science and Engineering
       B.S.

California Institute of Technology
       Aeronautics Engineering
       M.S., Ph.D.

Clarkson University
       Aeronautical Engineering
       B.S.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
       Aeronautical Engineering
       B.S., M.S., M.E., Ph.D., D.E.

U.S. Air Force Academy
       Aeronautical Engineering
       B.S.

Western Michigan University
       Aeronautical Engineering
       B.S.E.

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Aerospace – aerospace or aero&astro (mixed) degrees 

The University of Alabama
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S., M.S.

The University of Alabama at Huntsville
       Aerospace Engineering
       M.S.E.

The University of Arizona
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S., M.S., Ph.D.

Arizona State University
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S.E., M.S., M.S.E., Ph.D.

Auburn University
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.A.E., M.S., M.E., Ph.D.

Boston University
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S., M.S., Ph.D.

California Polytechnic State University
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S., M.S.

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S.

California State University, Long Beach
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S., M.S.

University of California, Irvine
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S.

University of California, Los Angeles
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S., M.S., Ph.D.

University of California, San Diego
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S., M.S., Ph.D.

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Case Western Reserve University
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S.E., M.S., Ph.D.

University of Central Florida
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S.A.E., M.S.A.E.

University of Cincinnati
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S., M.S., Ph.D.

University of Colorado at Boulder
       Aerospace Engineering Sciences
       B.S., M.S., M.E., Ph.D.

Cornell University
       Aerospace Engineering
       M.S., M.E., Ph.D.

University of Dayton
       Aerospace Engineering
       M.S., Ph.D.

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S., M.S.

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S.

University of Florida
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S., M.S., M.E., Ph.D.

Florida Institute of Technology
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S., M.S., Ph.D.

Georgia Institute of Technology
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S., M.S., Ph.D.

University of Houston, Cullen School of Engineering
       Aerospace Engineering
       M.S., Ph.D.

Illinois Institute of Technology
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S., M.S., Ph.D.

Iowa State University
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S., M.S., M.Eng., Ph.D.

University of Kansas
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S., M.S., M.E., Ph.D., D.E.

University of Maryland, College Park
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S., M.S., Ph.D.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S.
       Aerospace Engineering with Information Technology
       B.S.
       Aeronautics and Astronautics
       Eng., Ph.D., M.S., Sc.D.
       Aeronautics and Astronautics – Transportation
       M.S.

University of Miami
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S.

University of Michigan
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S.E., M.S.E., Ph.D.
       Aerospace Science
       M.S., M.S.E., Ph.D.

Mississippi State University
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S., M.S., Ph.D.

University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.Ae.E.
       Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics
       M.S., Ph.D.

Missouri University of Science and Technology
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S., M.S., Ph.D.

New Mexico State University
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S.

University of Nevada , Las vegas
       Aerospace Engineering
       M.S.

State University of New York at Buffalo
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S., M.E., M.S., Ph.D.

North Carolina State University
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S., M.S., Ph.D.

University of Notre Dame
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S., M.S.
       Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
       Ph.D.

The Ohio State University
       Astronautical and Aeronautical Engineering
       B.S., M.S., Ph.D.

University of Oklahoma
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S., M.S., Ph.D.

Oklahoma State University
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S.

Old Dominion University
       Aerospace Engineering
       M.E., M.S., Ph.D.

The Pennsylvania State University
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S., M.S., M.E., Ph.D.

Purdue University
       Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering
       B.S., M.S.
       Aeronautics and Astronautics
       Ph.D.

Saint Louis University – Parks College
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S.

San Diego State University
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S., M.S.

San Jose State University
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S., M.S.

University of Southern California
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S., M.S., Ph.D.

Stanford University
       Aeronautics and Astronautics
       M.S., Ph.D.

Syracuse University
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S., M.S.

University of Tennessee, Knoxville
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S., M.S., Ph.D.

Texas A&M University
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S., M.S., M.E., Ph.D.

The University of Texas at Arlington
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S., M.E., M.S., Ph.D.

The University of Texas at Austin
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S., M.S., Ph.D.

Tuskegee University
       Aerospace Science Engineering
       B.S.

U.S. Naval Academy
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S.

University of Virginia
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S., M.S., M.E., Ph.D.

Washington University in St. Louis
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S., M.S., D.E., Ph.D

University of Washington
       Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
       B.S.
       Aeronautics and Astronautics
       Ph.D.
       Astronautics and Aeronautics Engineering
       M.S.A.A. & M.A.E.

West Virginia University
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S., M.S., Ph.D.

Wichita State University
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S., M.S., Ph.D.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
       Aerospace Engineering
       B.S.

Space education publications (pdf files)

• The Time for Academic Departments in Astronautical Engineering (AIAA–2007–6042 at Space 2007, Long Beach, Calif., 2007)  – this web page

• USC Astronautics and Space Technology Program: From Humble Beginning to a New Academic Unit (ASEE Annual Conference, Portland, Ore., 2005)

• Workforce Development for the Space Industry (AIAA–2003–6309 at Space 2003, Long Beach, Calif., 2003)

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