AeroAstro Undergraduate Education

The MIT AeroAstro undergraduate program prepares you for an entry-level aerospace position, and for continuing on to your master's degree. All of our students are exposed to a range of disciplines that they may encounter in their careers. With an MIT aerospace engineering degree, you can seek career opportunities in such fields as commercial and military aircraft and spacecraft engineering, space exploration, air and space telecommunications, academia, research and military service. Employers – be they academic, military, industry, government – place a premium on retaining MIT graduates knowing that they are the best prepared new aerospace engineers in the world. Our demanding technical education emphasizing the understanding of complex systems is also an excellent preparation for careers in business, law, medicine, and public service.