Online Master of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics

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Take the next step with the Master of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics (MSAA).

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The online non-thesis Master of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Purdue University offers working engineers flexibility to pursue professional growth on their own time through courses taught by world-renowned professors who are experts in their fields.

And this isn’t new.

The School of Aeronautics and Astronautics has been on the leading edge of online learning, offering the MSAA non-thesis program entirely online since 2006 through Purdue Online. The program covers fundamental courses in aerodynamics, aerospace systems, astrodynamics and space applications, autonomy and control, propulsion, and structures and materials, while also providing several courses that offer unique insights and knowledge to address the aerospace industry’s most innovative areas.

Distance learning students can take nearly all of the same courses as those offered to on-campus students, including ones not offered in other online graduate programs.

Take a deep dive into Advanced Orbital Dynamics with Hsu Lo Distinguished Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics Kathleen Howell, a National Academy of Engineers member and pioneer in the field. Analyze advanced high-speed air-breathing propulsion concepts for hypersonic flight with Stephen Heister, Raisbeck Engineering Distinguished Professor of Engineering and Technology Integration, in Hypersonic Propulsion. Investigate the details of laminar-turbulent transition of boundary layers with Steven Schneider, an American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Fellow who has spent more than 30 years studying the field. Explore Space Traffic Management with Carolin Frueh, who collects data from her own orbital telescope.

Among these other unique courses:

Unique Course Offerings

  • Advanced Orbital Dynamics, Kathleen Howell
  • Hypersonic Propulsion, Stephen Heister
  • Introduction to Remote Sensing, James Garrison
  • Laminar-Turbulent Transition, Steven Schneider
  • Orbital Perturbations, James Longuski
  • Plasmas and Electric Discharges, Sergey Macheret
  • Spacecraft Electric Propulsion, Alexey Shashurin
  • Space Traffic Management, Carolin Frueh
  • System of Systems Modeling and Analysis, Daniel DeLaurentis
  • Turbulence and Turbulence Modeling, Gregory Blaisdell

The Purdue School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, consistently ranked among the top aerospace engineering graduate programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, offers a GRE waiver for the MSAA online program to AAE alumni and professionals with three years of relevant professional experience.

Be prepared to take the next giant leap in your career.

Collin Drake (MSAA ’17)

Collin Drake (MSAA ’17)

Flight science engineer, 412th Test Wing at Edwards Air Force Base
Member of Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System team to receive 2018 Robert J. Collier Trophy

“The quality of education is off the charts. I could not have asked for a higher-quality education, especially for a distance program. Because the quality of education was so high, I felt like it was just like being on campus as a student. I really liked that part about it. You have the same professors. You have the same TAs. You take the same tests. You do the same homework. You have the exact same lectures.”