Details: Aerospace Engineering, Master's

Aerospace Engineering

Program type: Master's

The Master of Science (MS) in Aerospace Engineering program from Wichita State offers advanced study in several specializations to help you advance your career. You’ll have access to some of the best aerospace facilities in the country — and the chance to work and research with faculty and industry professionals on campus and throughout Wichita, known as the "Air Capital of the World."

Learn how aerospace engineering is the right fit for you.

Degree
MS
Credit Hours
30-33
A student flies a simulator with wraparound screens showing an airfield while another student watches.

  • Applied learning at Wichita State

    In addition to scholarships and financial aid, more than 30 percent of full-time graduate students hold assistantships or departmental fellowships amounting to more than $4 million each year.

  • Admission to the program

    Admission to the Aerospace Engineering program requires:

    • Prior admission to the WSU Graduate School
    • Admission in good standing (minimum GPA of 3.00 during the last two years or 60 credit hours), OR
    • Admission on probation (minimum GPA of 2.75 during the last two years or 60 credit hours)
Alex Kanelakos graduated from WSU in 2007 and has worked at NASA ever since.

Inside the Program

Successful NASA career started at Wichita State

When he was a high school student considering where to go to college, Alex Kanelakos looked for the best opportunity to get an education that provided real, hands-on work in his field. 

He chose WSU when he learned about its relationship with NASA. To say it worked out well for him is an understatement.

After graduating in 2007, Alex immediately got a job at NASA. He now carries one of the heaviest responsibilities at mission control: training space station crew members for space walks in giant swimming pools, then monitoring them in space.

  • Curriculum

    The master’s degree program offers four specializations.

    • Aerodynamics and fluid mechanics
    • Structures and solid mechanics
    • Flight dynamics and control
    • Multidisciplinary analysis and design

    To graduate, you must also complete one of three options: a thesis, directed project or additional coursework.

  • Careers

    Whether you’re pursuing a promotion or preparing for a Ph.D., WSU’s vast industry connections, research opportunities and unmatched facilities create an environment for our aerospace students to gain the expertise that leads to dream careers with employers like:

    • Boeing (space, commercial and military)
    • Cessna/Textron Aviation
    • Spirit AeroSystems
    • NASA and SpaceX
    • NASCAR
    • U.S. Military

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