Overview

Course overview

Our department brings together outstanding undergraduate and graduate programs with world-class expertise in energy, propulsion, autonomous systems, biomechanics and manufacturing. This cross-cutting environment and new partnerships have resulted in levels of student awards, publications and research funding that place us among the nation’s elite mechanical and aerospace engineering programs. We are equipping a generation of leaders to apply mechanical and aerospace engineering in solving society's challenges.

Mechanical engineering is one of the largest, broadest, and oldest engineering disciplines. Mechanical engineers use the principles of energy, materials, and mechanics to design, analyze, optimize and manufacture machines and devices of all types and scales. They create the processes and systems that drive technology and industry. Aerospace engineering is a highly specialized, yet widely diverse field. Aerospace engineers develop innovations and technologies for use in aviation, defense systems, and space exploration.

The curriculum of the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering program at University of Virginia has three goals:

To ensure that all graduates possess a broad knowledge of the fundamentals that underlie Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
To ensure that all graduates have a deep knowledge within one of the department’s three primary disciplines
To provide sufficient flexibility within our program for interdisciplinary students, acknowledging the great diversity within MAE and its emerging areas

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Continuum Mechanics with Applications
Computational Solid Mechanics
Plates and Shells
Theory of Elasticity
Constitutive Modeling of Biosystems
Thermomechanics
Heat and Mass Transport Phenomena
Microscale Heat Transfer

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-09-30 00:00:00
Starting 2026-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-18 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Charlottesville, United States

Disciplines

Aerospace Engineering Mechanical Engineering View 136 other Masters in Aerospace Engineering in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

The ON-LINE APPLICATION.
Transcripts of all academic work.
Three letters of recommendation. These can be submitted directy by recommenders through our online recommendation form. We also welcome letter of recommendation from Interfolio (see INTERFOLIO WEBSITE for more information).
Applicant’s Statement of Purpose essay.
A fee waiver for the $85 application fee will be automatically applied to your application if you are applying for 2024 admission.

GRADUATE RECORDS EXAM (GRE) general test scores
TOEFL scores for applicants whose native language is not English

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Tuition Fee

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International

33808 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 33808 USD per year during 12 months.
National

33808 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 33808 USD per year during 12 months.
In-State

19854 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 19854 USD per year during 12 months.

Living costs for Charlottesville

990 - 1600 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Funding

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Scholarships Information

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