The Department of Aerospace Engineering at Auburn University offers an exciting curriculum led by a faculty with extensive experience in teaching, research and industry.
Our bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering prepares students for a career in the core areas of aerospace engineering, including:
- Aerodynamics
- Aerospace Structures and Materials
- Flight Dynamics and Control
- Orbital Mechanics
- Aerospace Design – Aircraft, Launch Vehicles and Space Mission
- Jet and Rocket Propulsion
Auburn Aerospace Engineering is ranked No. 38 for its graduate program by U.S. News and World Report and has been in the top 50 for the past three years.
Our graduate students can pursue either a thesis-based or non-thesis-based master’s degree or a doctoral degree. Graduate study in aerospace engineering features a meaningful research project in areas such as aerodynamics, propulsion, structures or structural dynamics under the guidance and supervision of a senior faculty member.
Online study in Aerospace Engineering offers qualified students the opportunity to further their education through advanced courses, while also exercising and sharpening the skills developed during their undergraduate training.
The Department of Aerospace Engineering offers a non-thesis Master of Science (M.S.) degree that allows students to take a broad range of aerospace courses, including aerodynamics, computational fluid dynamics, flight dynamics and control, orbital mechanics, propulsion, structures and structural dynamics.
