Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University offers a master’s degree in Aeronautics to help aerospace and aviation professionals pursue additional career opportunities. Whether you are currently in the aerospace industry as a pilot, air traffic controller, meteorologist, aviation educator, or safety officer — a graduate degree in Aeronautics could help take your career to new heights.
The Master of Science in Aeronautics (MSA) degree program requires a rigorous curriculum to ensure the highest standards of performance, quality and integrity are maintained.
Student Learning Outcomes
While earning an aviation master's degree online, you will have the opportunity to:
Combine solid core classes with unique specializations targeting the aviation and aerospace industry
Learn the tools needed to develop, manufacture and operate aircraft and spacecraft
Gain a comprehensive understanding of the infrastructure that supports the industry
Aeronautics Career Opportunities
Careers and Employers
Embry‑Riddle graduates are set to enter the aerospace industry; finding careers as pilots, captains, maintenance managers, air battle managers, UAS operators and evaluator pilots.
Tracks/Specialties and/or Certificates
Students earning their master's degree in Aeronautics can focus on specializations such as:
Aviation and Aerospace Sustainability
Small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (sUAS) Operations
Uncrewed and Autonomous Systems
Space Operations
Aviation Safety
Human Factors
Aviation Maintenance
Aviation Cybersecurity
Research
27 May 2024
Graduate applicants who have educational experience outside the United States are required to provide an official course-by-course evaluation in English, that includes the cumulative grade-point average, unless specifically exempted through a qualifying ERAU program. A copy of the foreign transcript must accompany the official credit evaluation. The evaluation must be certified by one of the Foreign Credential Evaluation Services (FCE) approved by Embry-Riddle.
English Language Requirements:
Applicants for whom English is not the primary language must:
Attain a minimum score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) of 550 (paper based), 79 (Internet based), or 8.5 (TOEFL Essentials) –OR–
Attain a minimum score on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) of 6.0 –OR–
Attain a minimum score on the Duolingo English Test of 105
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.