<p>Edit: Please excuse the title, my iPad “autocorrected:” “best,” to “beast”.</p>
<p>I would like to be an astronautical engineer, and work on propulsion for space craft (basically I would need an engineering major that taught a lot of higher level physics). What are the best schools for “space stuff?” By that I mean, a school, where I can do one of the following:
A: Get Mechanical Engineering major, and have it be abstract enough to work on things that do not have to do with space, but still teaches me what I need to know to work on machines that may go into space.
B: Get a astronautical or aerospace degree but have the degree be abstract enough as not be locked down to either working on planes, or just planes and “space stuff.” i.e to paraphrase: get a degree that may be computer science to game development (in this case, computer science is preferred).
Some Schools I am already looking at are Perdue University, and the Florida Institute of Technology.
I should also note I would like to double major in: Astronautical/Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering, and computer science but I am already fairly experienced computer science, and am not too concerned about how well the college I attend teaches it.
Edit: Please also note I am willing to look outside of the United States.</p>
<p>Perhaps U of Alabama at Huntsville where you could have internships with NASA, or Wright State University in OH where you could get internships with the Air Force Research Laboratories. You also need to consider the cost of those colleges. What is your home state? What can your family afford for college?</p>
<p>Thanks for the response! I will definitely take a look at the U of Alabama at Huntsville, and Wright State U. Although I do not want to work with the military or attend a military school. My home state is Massachusetts, but I would love to travel (I am also considering schools in other countries) but an not excluding schools in MA. Cost is going to be the last eliminating factor for me so it is not what I am really considering at the moment (my parents have pretty much told me not to worry).</p>
<p>Have your parents assured you that $60,000 per year (expensive private school) is affordable? Some parents promise to fund “any” college, but are surprised in April that the prices are higher than they were expecting.</p>
<p>My parents are aware of how expensive schools can be (including up to, and above $60,000, as a matter of fact, I think that is what they expect). I am mostly just trying to gather possibilities at the moment.</p>