Graduate Programs
Nano to Supersonic Breakthroughs
Earn your MS or PhD in top aerospace engineering and mechanical engineering programs at the University of Arizona, a Tier 1 research institution. Tap into ongoing, high-profile, collaborative research and built in commercialization support through Tech Launch Arizona.
Develop technology for biomedical devices, renewable energy systems, defense systems and high-speed aircraft.
Join a community of dedicated thinkers publishing 200-plus scholarly articles each year in a department with $9.2 million in annual research expenditures.
Conduct your own research and test your own designs!
Questions? For more information on the U of A AME graduate program contact Stephanie Amado at samado@arizona.edu.
Highlights of the U of A AME graduate program include:
- World-renowned faculty and multidisciplinary curriculum
- High-tech labs and facilities including supersonic and subsonic wind tunnels, water tunnels, a machine shop, and instrumentation, navigation and materials labs. Explore and learn more about U of A AME's graduate research labs (PDF).
- Strong ties to leading companies and organizations such as Raytheon, Boeing, Honeywell, Lockheed Martin, Paragon and NASA
- High-growth area for biomedical companies, aerospace manufacturing and defense industry
Now available! Pursue a master’s degree in mechanical engineering, designed for working engineers, completely online.
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High-Profile Collaborative Research
U of A aerospace and mechanical engineering grad programs unite faculty and students from many disciplines and provide a number of research opportunities, primarily in the following areas:
- Aerospace technology
- Biomechanics
- Computational mechanics
- Fluid mechanics
- Micro- and nanotechnology
- Renewable energy
- Solid mechanics
See research Focus Areas for information about faculty expertise.
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Student in the Spotlight
Exploring Career Opportunities at New Heights
AME graduate student Avery Stockdale-Stephens got to spend her summer as a NASA intern to better understand flight conditions with the help of 3D printing.
"I've always been interested in space exploration for as long as I can remember. I settled on aerospace engineering after doing some research into potential career opportunities and looking at the coursework. I'm a Tucson native, and the University of Arizona has a good engineering program, so it seemed like the obvious choice for me."
Rankings
$8.5M
annual research expenditures
(2025)
Top 25
aerospace engineering graduate program, public schools ranking
(U.S. News & World Report)
Top 30
mechanical engineering graduate program, public schools ranking
(U.S. News & World Report)