From the head of Embry-Riddle's physics department, Dr. Mahmut Reyhanoglu: With this degree you can seek employment as a spacecraft engineer or a space scientist in the space industry. We have 100% employment rate. Our recent graduates are pursuing careers at NASA centers, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, United Space Alliance, Swales Aerospace, ITT Industries, and other commercial and federal agencies.
The graduate school opportunities for EP graduates are vast in diverse areas of engineering and science. Our students have gone into programs in physics, chemistry, astronomy, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, software engineering, and even medical physics. Virtually all have received full assistantships or fellowships to continue their education. They have gone to schools such as Dartmouth, University of Michigan, Penn State, University of Florida, Florida State, M.I.T., Washington University, and The University of Texas-Austin.
Please also visit our department website at http://www.erau.edu/omni/db/academicorgs/dbpsd/index.html
and do not hesitate to contact me if you have further questions. Dr. Reyhanoglu's contact information may be found at the Embry-Riddle website.
Hope this is helpful to you, Raman.