Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, in Daytona Beach, Florida, offers a master's program in Aerospace Engineering that can be tailored to focus on aeronautical engineering. Students can choose a thesis or non-thesis program, both of which require 30 hours of graduate course work. The university also offers bachelor's degree programs in Aeronautical Science and Aerospace Engineering. Tuition and fees at Embry-Riddle total about $30,000 a year for the 2010 school year, but financial aid opportunities are available for students that qualify.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
600 S. Clyde Morris Boulevard
Daytona Beach, FL 32114-3900
386-226-6000
erau.edu
The Air Force Institute of Technology offers a masters program and a doctoral programs in Aeronautical Engineering. The courses are available to all members of the military, members of allied foreign military and civilians. The civilian course typically lasts 18 to 24 months. Tuition is $337 per credit hour for civilians, but military personnel are usually sponsored and don't have to pay anything. Distance learning is available as well, at the cost of $379 per credit hour. Civilians wishing to apply must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college to be eligible.
Air Force Institute of Technology
2950 Hobson Way
WPAFB, OH 45433-7765
937-255-6565
afit.edu
Aeronautical engineering students looking to enroll in an Ivy League school can apply to Princeton University's Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering program. Princeton University offers both undergraduate and graduate level degrees, and aeronautical engineering courses include Aircraft Flight Dynamics and Physical Oceanography. Undergraduate students at Princeton can expect to pay an estimated cost of $50,620 a year, as of the 2009-2010 school year. Princeton University boasts a great student-to-teacher ratio and state-of-the-art research centers.
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Engineering Quad
Olden Street
Princeton, NJ 08544-5263
609-258-5169
princeton.edu