Aerospace engineering degrees
Aerospace engineering can be studied at the
advanced diploma,
bachelor's,
master's, and
Ph.D. levels in aerospace engineering departments at many universities, and in mechanical engineering departments at others. A few departments offer degrees in space-focused astronautical engineering. The Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Netherlands offers one of the top European aerospace educational and research platforms, while the programs of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and
Rutgers University are two such examples.
[11] In 2009,
U.S. News & World Report ranked the undergraduate aerospace engineering programs at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Georgia Institute of Technology, and the
University of Michigan as the top three best programs for doctorate granting universities in the United States. The other programs in the top ten were
Purdue University,
California Institute of Technology,
University of Maryland,
University of Illinois,
Stanford University,
University of Texas at Austin, and
Virginia Tech in that order.
[12] The magazine also rates
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the
United States Air Force Academy, and the
United States Naval Academy as the premier aerospace engineering programs at universities that do not grant doctorate degrees.
[13] Wichita State University is renowned for its Aerospace Engineering program and also has the third highest research budget for Aerospace Engineering in the United States.
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In Canada, the University of Toronto (U of T) has a good aerospace engineering program. The aerospace program requires the students to go through a competitive program called engineering science. The academic program in aerospace science and engineering at U of T includes undergraduate and graduate studies. At the graduate level U of T offers research-intensive programs leading to MASc and PhD degrees, and a professionally-oriented program leading to the MEng degree. The scope of U of T's research includes aeronautical engineering (aircraft flight systems, propulsion, aerodynamics, computational fluid dynamics, and structural mechanics) and space systems engineering (spacecraft dynamics and control, space robotics and mechatronics, and microsatellite technology). Ryerson University is another top aerospace engineering university in Canada which offers accredited graduate and under-graduate degrees.
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In the UK, Aerospace (or aeronautical) engineering can be studied for the
B.Eng.,
M.Eng.,
MSc. and
Ph.D. levels at a number of universities. The top 10 universities are
University of Cambridge,
University of Surrey,
University of Bristol,
University of Southampton,
University of Sheffield,
Newcastle University,
University of Bath,
Imperial College London,
Loughborough University and
University of Nottingham for 2010.
[18] The Department of Aeronautics at Imperial College London is noted for providing engineers for the
Formula One industry,
[19] an industry that uses aerospace technology.