Graduate Admissions

Admission to Aerospace Engineering Graduate Degrees

Earning an advanced degree in aerospace engineering from Illinois prepares you for success in exceptional academic, industrial and professional careers. You can start now.

Illinois graduate programs lead to the degrees of Master of Science (M.S.), Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in aerospace engineering. The M.S. and M.Eng. are also offered as online degree programs.

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Focus Areas 

You may pursue major studies in one of the following general areas: 

• Aerodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Compulsion and Propulsion 
  
• Control and Dynamical Systems 
  
• Structural Mechanics and Materials 
  
• Space Systems

Certificate Programs

Enhance your career path by earning a certificate. Up to 12 credit hours of coursework can be transferred toward a master's degree. Certificates are offered in:

• Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics
• Aerospace Design and Systems Engineering
• Aerospace Materials
• Aerospace Structural Mechanics
• Hypersonics
• Spaceflight Engineering
• Sustainable Aircraft Design and Operation