AU
🚀
22
Mars Programs
👩🎓
26,816students
Enrollment
📋
45.9%
Acceptance Rate
🎓
82%
Graduation Rate
📈
94.8%
Retention Rate
💰
$12,890/yr
In-State Tuition
📊
$17,750
Median Debt
🏦
12.5%
Pell Grant Rate
🌱
17.3%
First Generation
Mars-Relevant Programs (22)
Aerospace Engineering
Bachelor's
4 yr · 77 grads/yr
$98,207
Direct path to spacecraft design, propulsion, and mission engineering
Master's
2 yr · 20 grads/yr
$122,434
Direct path to spacecraft design, propulsion, and mission engineering
Biology
Bachelor's
4 yr · 315 grads/yr
$57,214
Astrobiology, bioregenerative life support, crew health, closed ecosystems
Master's
2 yr · 44 grads/yr
$69,830
Astrobiology, bioregenerative life support, crew health, closed ecosystems
Doctoral
4+ yr · 11 grads/yr
$92,983
Astrobiology, bioregenerative life support, crew health, closed ecosystems
Chemistry
Bachelor's
4 yr · 29 grads/yr
$65,120
Propellant chemistry, life support, ISRU fuel production, materials science
Master's
2 yr · 1 grads/yr
$82,937
Propellant chemistry, life support, ISRU fuel production, materials science
Doctoral
4+ yr · 9 grads/yr
$115,386
Propellant chemistry, life support, ISRU fuel production, materials science
Computer Engineering
Bachelor's
4 yr · 93 grads/yr
$98,158
Flight computers, autonomous systems, rover control, mission software
Master's
2 yr · 6 grads/yr
$115,468
Flight computers, autonomous systems, rover control, mission software
Doctoral
4+ yr · 11 grads/yr
$141,187
Flight computers, autonomous systems, rover control, mission software
Certificate
· 1 grads/yr
Flight computers, autonomous systems, rover control, mission software
Computer Science
Bachelor's
4 yr · 145 grads/yr
$92,374
AI, robotics, mission planning software, data analysis, autonomous operations
Electrical Engineering
Bachelor's
4 yr · 120 grads/yr
$86,517
Power systems, avionics, life support electronics, communications
Master's
2 yr · 30 grads/yr
$98,323
Power systems, avionics, life support electronics, communications
Doctoral
4+ yr · 13 grads/yr
$110,980
Power systems, avionics, life support electronics, communications
Certificate
· 1 grads/yr
Power systems, avionics, life support electronics, communications
Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor's
4 yr · 238 grads/yr
$92,135
Structural design, thermal systems, robotics, habitat engineering
Master's
2 yr · 19 grads/yr
$115,974
Structural design, thermal systems, robotics, habitat engineering
Doctoral
4+ yr · 11 grads/yr
$131,070
Structural design, thermal systems, robotics, habitat engineering
Physics
Bachelor's
4 yr · 15 grads/yr
$76,786
Radiation shielding, nuclear power, propulsion physics, materials research
Doctoral
4+ yr · 7 grads/yr
$130,153
Radiation shielding, nuclear power, propulsion physics, materials research
Data Source:
Enrollment, graduation, tuition, earnings, and debt data from the
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
(2024).