Aerospace Engineering Colleges in California

University of Southern California

• The University of Southern California's Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering program offers BS, MS and PhD programs in aerospace engineering as well as an Engineer in Aerospace Engineering program. Students pursuing a master's degree have the option of completing the degree entirely online. The program offers a dozen specialized research areas, including astronautics, dynamical systems and controls, fluid mechanics, microgravity studies, nanoscience and planetary atmospheres and magnetospheres and has long been recognized as a leader in applied mechanics research.

  University of Southern California
  Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, OHE 430
  Los Angeles, California 90089
  213-740-5324
  usc.edu

UCLA

• UCLA's Aerospace Engineering program offers degrees at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels. Graduate and doctoral students may choose to specialize in one of seven concentrations, including dynamics, fluid mechanics, nanotechnology or systems and control. The program operates six research centers and twenty-one laboratories which offer students the opportunity to study a wide range of topics such as fusion research, microsciences, energy and propulsion research and cell control.

  Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, UCLA
  48-121 Engineering IV, 420 Westwood Plaza
  Los Angeles, CA 90095
  310-825-7793
  ucla.edu

California Institute of Technology

• The California Institute of Technology's Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories offers MS and PhD programs in aeronautics as well as an MS program in Aerospace Engineering. Students may also choose to pursue a dual degree program in aeronautics or aerospace engineering and fluid mechanics in conjunction with the renowned Ecole Polytechnique in France. The curriculum at CalTech is focused primarily on the mechanics of aerospace engineering and research is divided into four main focus areas: fluids, solids, biomechanics and space.

  Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories
  California Institute of Technology
  Division of Engineering & Applied Science
  1200 E. California Blvd., MC 105-50
  Pasadena, CA 91125
  626-395-4750
  caltech.edu

California State University, Long Beach

• California State University at Long Beach offers BS and MS degrees in aerospace engineering as well as a graduate certificate program. The undergraduate curriculum provides students with a general knowledge of aerospace engineering using an interdisciplinary approach to complete aspects of science, mathematics and engineering. The graduate curriculum is divided into specialized areas of study, including space systems engineering, aircraft systems, computational fluid dynamics and aerospace structures and materials.

  Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  California State University, Long Beach
  1250 Bellflower Boulevard
  Long Beach, California 90840
  562-985-1563
  csulb.edu

San Diego State University

• San Diego State University's Aerospace Engineering program offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs. The PhD program is offered in conjunction with the University of California - San Diego and is concentrated in the area of applied mechanics. Research may be pursued in aerodynamic design, fundamental fluids research or structural optimization in one of the university's four research laboratories.

  Department of Aerospace Engineering & Engineering Mechanics
  San Diego State University
  5500 Campanile Drive
  San Diego, CA, 92182
  619-594-6074
  sdsu.edu