<p>Rose-Hulman doesn't offer an aeronautical engineering or aerospace degree, but it is available as a concentration as part of the Mechincal engineering program. Boeing and Lockheed Martin often hire Rose-Hulman graduates. We used to have an aerospace program, but after the Challenger accident and the downscaling of space exploration in the 80's and 90's, it was absorbed into the ME department. You still can have opportunities though. For instance one of our graduates back in 1997 had the goal of working on the mars rover and she's one of the lead engineers on the project. I don't know her name off the top of my head. Many of the folks who do the aerospace concentration go on to get a graduate degree from another institution in aeronautical engineering.</p>
<p>The nice thing about the way we do it though is that you always have a fall-back option. Mechanical engineering is such a broad field, so if you decide you don't fit into the aerospace industry, you have a lot of options that you would not have with a BS in aeronautical engineering.</p>