PhD in Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering

This online doctoral program leads to a doctorate in engineering, specializing in aerospace. The field deals with aircraft and associated systems flying inside the atmosphere and with spacecraft, missiles, and propulsion systems operating beyond it. The department awarded the engineering college's first doctorate in 1960 and has graduates leading in public agencies, industry, and academia. Its faculty are known for their interest in advancing students and for a hands-on approach, supported by the facilities of the department and the college. The plan includes about ten courses plus a dissertation, with fifty credit hours in total. Students may begin in the fall, spring, or summer. All students pay in-state tuition per credit hour, with an instructional support fee on each hour.