Ph.D. - Aerospace Engineering
Auburn University - College of Engineering
Key Information
Campus location
Auburn, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
6 - 10 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
USD 1,680 / per credit *
Application deadline
Request info
Earliest start date
Aug 2024
* Tuition listed is for international students and does not include additional fees; however, tuition waivers and graduate fellowships are available for on-campus students. Contact us for more details.
Introduction
Why this degree?
Graduate study in aerospace engineering features a meaningful research project in areas such as aerodynamics, computational fluid dynamics, control theory, flight dynamics, orbital mechanics, propulsion, structures, or structural dynamics under the guidance and supervision of a senior faculty member.
What can you expect?
Once admitted into Auburn Engineering's graduate program, you will work with the graduate program officer to create a plan of study.
Auburn Engineering Online Graduate Programs ranked 17th by U.S. News and World Report (2022)!
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Ideal Students
You are eligible to apply if:
- You hold a bachelor's degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering or equivalent from an institute of recognized standing (transcripts required) are eligible.
- Applicants with degrees in other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines are encouraged to apply and may be required to complete undergraduate aerospace engineering courses before official admission into the graduate program.
- You have an undergraduate GPA of 3.0/4.0, and 3.4-plus is considered more competitive.
- In general, GRE scores of 160-plus for quantitative reasoning and 150-plus for verbal reasoning are considered competitive.
- Three letters of recommendation are also required.
Admissions
Curriculum
To complete the program you must:
- Take a minimum of 60 credit hours of graduate coursework, which includes any hours earned in a master’s program at Auburn. Course requirements can be found in the Bulletin.
- Take 30 of 60 credit hours in graded courses (6000 level or higher)
- 15 of the 30 credit hours must be taken at Auburn University (if transferring)
- 6 of the 30 credit hours must be taken in MATH
- Take 10 of 60 credit hours in AERO 8990 Research and Dissertation
- Take the remaining 20 credit hours in graded courses or AERO 8990
*View a complete AERO course list and course descriptions. Graduate courses are listed as level ”6000” and up; those that are also offered online have a corresponding listing ending in “6.” (e.g., 6050/6506).
English Language Requirements
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