Aerospace engineering

Missouri University of Science and Technology
Master of science
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Overview

The aerospace engineering graduate program enhances knowledge of aerodynamics and propulsions, control, dynamics, stability and materials and structures. Course work is interdisciplinary and provides a comprehensive approach to meet individual educational goals.

Top-ranked programs

Missouri S&T’s online master’s in engineering programs ranked among the nation's finest in U.S. News & World Report 2024.

Quick facts

Official name

Master of science in aerospace engineering

Campus

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Program type

Master's degree

Academic home

College of Engineering and Computing | Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Delivery mode

100% online

Accreditation

Higher Learning Commission

Credit hours

30

Estimated cost

$28,500.00

Military credit hours

30

Military estimated cost

$23,850.00

*This cost is for illustrative purposes only. Your hours and costs will differ, depending on your transfer hours, your course choices and your academic progress. See more about tuition and financial aid.

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Career prospects

Graduates find employment in a wide range of manufacturing, service and software companies, governmental organizations and research laboratories.

Burning Glass Technologies. 2021. Salary numbers and employment growth numbers are based on models that consider advertised job posting salary, Bureau of Labor Statistics data and other proprietary and public sources of information for multiple occupations.
3.49%
employment growth
Burning Glass Technologies. 2021. Salary numbers and employment growth numbers are based on models that consider advertised job posting salary, Bureau of Labor Statistics data and other proprietary and public sources of information for multiple occupations.
$103,000
median salary

Program structure

Delivery of this program is 100% online: no campus visits are required. Courses are semester-based. Students typically take one or two classes each semester and finish in two to three years.

Delivery

100% online

Calendar system

Semester

Typical program length

3 years

Typical course load

1-2 classes per semester

Accreditation

Missouri University of Science and Technology is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, one of six regional institutional accreditors in the United States.

Faculty spotlight

Xiaodong Yang.

Areas of interest: interdisciplinary research focuses on the physics and applications of photonics, plasmonics and optical metamaterials based on engineered optical nanostructures used for nanoelectromechanical systems, optical sensing, optical communication and solar and thermal energy harvesting.

Xiaodong Yang, PhD
Distance Graduate Advisor and Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Learn more about this program

This program is administered by the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering