Majors

Think of Embry-Riddle as the launching pad for your dreams

We offer 14 four-year degrees, plus minors and concentrations to match your interests. Leading companies and government agencies provide research and internship opportunities around the world. Field-experienced faculty members love to teach, coach, mentor, and open doors for your next steps in life. And industry leaders and distinguished alumni provide a network when you're ready for job hunting. In short, Embry-Riddle offers you more. If ambition is your middle name, if you've got goals to learn more, do more, be more, then give Embry-Riddle a closer look.

Aeronautical Science - Professional Pilot - Fixed-Wing

The Aeronautical Science fixed wing degree program blends flight training with rigorous academic study in a unique manner that provides a strong foundation for a career as a leader in the aviation industry, including airlines, corporate and commercial aviation, or the military. This approach to aviation education gives the student added value over traditional flight training programs by focusing on the skills and knowledge required by today’s industry.

Aeronautical Science - Professional Pilot - Rotary-Wing

The Aeronautical Science Degree/Rotary-Wing program blends flight training with rigorous academics to provide a strong foundation for careers in corporate, commercial or military aviation in a rotary-wing aircraft.

Aeronautics

The Aeronautics degree was conceived and developed specifically for people who work or have worked in aviation careers. The curriculum was designed to build upon the aviation knowledge and skill students bring with them from their training and experience. The combination of a students aviation learning and the required and elective courses in Aeronautical Science, Business, Computer Science, Economics, Communication, Humanities, Social Science, Mathematics, Physical Science, along with professional development, prepare graduates for career growth and increased responsibility.

Aerospace Engineering

The Aerospace Engineering program at Embry-Riddle Prescott is rated third in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. The curriculum provides you with specific aerospace design skills and a broad exposure to theory, modern analysis, measurement, and communications and computational techniques essential to the profession.

Air Traffic Management

As one of the few FAA-approved air traffic control programs in the country, we’ll put you on the cutting edge of system changes now on the horizon that will introduce new methods and means for managing the world’s aviation arteries.

Applied Meteorology

As corporations pay more attention to the climate’s impact on business, they are including weather professionals at the decision-making level. In the Meteorology program, you’ll focus on the theory and study of climatology, as well as its applications to industrial and business operations.

Aviation Business Administration

The general education block of courses within the Business Administration program is designed to give graduates a well-rounded background essential to their success in the business world. You may major in Management or Air Transportation.

Aviation Environmental Science

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Prescott campus offers the only undergraduate Environmental Science degree in North America with an aviation and aerospace focus. The Aviation Environmental Science program at Prescott is designed to give graduates the knowledge and technical skills needed to confront the wildlife issue that affect airport and flight safety.

Computer Engineering

The program at Embry-Riddle is a unique application of Embry-Riddle's traditional strengths in computer science and engineering and the emerging field of distance education. Students acquire a broad background in computing machinery, concentrating on programming languages, circuit theory, embedded control systems, real-time systems and software engineering.

Electrical Engineering

The Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering provides the opportunity to acquire a broad background in circuit theory, communication systems, computers, control systems, electromagnetic fields, energy sources and systems, and electronic devices. With an emphasis on design, the culmination of the program is a senior year capstone project that teams electrical engineering students with students from the aerospace and software engineering programs to build an aerospace system or subsystem. The student also gains specialization in avionics appropriate for entry-level positions in industry.

Global Security and Intelligence Studies

The Global Security and Intelligence Studies program (GSIS) is a unique blend of academic and professional studies designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to become future leaders in the intelligence, security and law enforcement communities.

Interdisciplinary Studies

The Interdisciplinary Studies program combines the strengths of Embry-Riddle's respected position in the aviation and aerospace industry with the freedom to adapt to the changing future of the job market. It allows you to have the stature of an Embry-Riddle education in a degree program you design to match your interests and aspirations.

Mechanical Engineering

Modern advances in mechanical engineering span from the very small, such as nanotechnology and micro-electromechanical systems, (MEMS), to the vastness of space systems. The Mechanical Engineering program at Embry-Riddle provides a strong foundation in basic engineering allowing the student to effectively study the latest technology in several strength areas, including robotics and high-performance vehicles. The curriculum is a balance of theory and practice, encompassing aerodynamics, structures, propulsion, controls, materials, instrumentation, electrical fundamentals, computer applications, and design.

Safety Science

The study of safety in the aviation industry is a rapidly growing career field. Take advantage of this with the Safety Science degree program, which blends good business practices and the studies of Ergonomics, Hygiene, and Toxicology. This degree program has two options, an Aviation Safety or Occupational Health and safety track.

Space Physics

Embry-Riddles Space Physics degree program emphasizes the physics of the solar-terrestrial and distant space environments. Space science and applied physics constitute the themes of this program and are the focus in junior and senior level courses. These courses include Electricity and Magnetism, Quantum Physics, Space Physics, Astrophysics and Statistical Mechanics.