机械和航空航天工程系的航空航天工程计划在许多领域提供全面的研究生教育。空气动力学，气体动力学，高超音速，航空航天系统设计，航空航天推进，航空航天结构，等离子航空航天应用，多学科优化以及飞行动力学和控制是重点。可以实现满足特定目标的多种跨学科计划。航空航天工程课程提供理学硕士和哲学博士学位。该部门还提供航空航天工程和机械工程的几个研究生证书课程。
The aerospace engineering graduate program at Missouri S&T offers multiple opportunities for collaboration on research and study. <br><br>You will get the benefit of working with the brightest minds in academia and industry. Doctoral students conduct groundbreaking research in our laboratories and research centers while being mentored by world-class faculty.<br>As an aerospace engineer, you can choose from a wide variety of careers, including research, design and development, field service, marketing, software development and teaching. <br><br>Most aerospace engineers work directly within the aerospace industry designing and developing flight-worthy aircraft. The aerospace engineering program in the department of mechanical and aerospace engineering offers comprehensive graduate education in a number of areas. Aerodynamics, gas dynamics, hypersonics, aerospace system design, aerospace propulsion, aerospace structures, plasma aerospace applications, multidisciplinary optimization, and flight dynamics and control are the major areas of emphasis. A wide variety of interdisciplinary programs meeting specific objectives are available. The aerospace engineering program offers the master of science and doctor of philosophy degrees. The department also offers several graduate certificate programs in both aerospace engineering and mechanical engineering.