College of Aeronautics and Engineering
www.kent.edu/cae


About This Program

The Ph.D. degree in Aerospace Engineering provides an advanced theoretical and/or research-oriented curriculum with significant depth in aerospace-specific disciplines, beyond the general fundamentals of the engineering bachelor’s degree.

Contact Information

Program Delivery

  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries*

Aerospace engineers

  • 2.8% slower than the average
  • 66,400 number of jobs
  • $118,610 potential earnings

Architectural and engineering managers

  • 2.6% slower than the average
  • 198,100 number of jobs
  • $149,530 potential earnings

Avionics technicians

  • 4.4% about as fast as the average
  • 22,800 number of jobs
  • $67,840 potential earnings

Engineering teachers, postsecondary

  • 8.6% much faster than the average
  • 44,600 number of jobs
  • $103,600 potential earnings

* Source of occupation titles and labor data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook. Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.