Overview
UND's Aerospace Sciences Ph.D. program provides interdisciplinary teaching and research at the highest academic level. Our goal is to graduate highly educated aerospace scholars and leaders.
You'll learn skills to mix technology and science with an understanding of the politics and economics of the aerospace fields. You'll enhance your analytical, technical, research and communication skills through classroom and research activities.
The result will be capabilities to carry out independent, original and applied aerospace research at a high level.
Careers
A doctoral degree in Aerospace Sciences from the University of North Dakota lets you further develop the critical skills needed to fill leadership roles. These opportunities span government and research agencies, educational institutions and private aerospace and aviation companies.
UND bearers of doctoral degrees have gone onto careers in top space exploration enterprises and aerospace technology companies. Some opportunities graduates can expect include:
- Aerospace defense manager
- Aerospace laboratory director
- Aerospace program director
- Aerospace science researcher
- Federal agency policymaker
- Higher education professor
- Senior aerospace engineer
- Senior aircraft engineer
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
- 4-7 years
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting August 2027
- Apply before Feb 2027
Language
English
Credits
90 SCH
Delivered
On Campus, Online
Campus Location
- Grand Forks, United States
Disciplines
Aerospace Engineering