MS Admissions

MS in Mechanical Engineering

With a mechanical engineering graduate programranked 16thamong public university peersbyU.S. News & World Report,our program is one of the top-ranked in the nation.We offer paths to customize yourdegree in support of your unique interests and career goals, a variety of specialty courses taught by experts in the field,entrepreneurship resources and events likeNew Venture Challenge, and opportunities forinair quality, biomedical,materials, mechanics of materials, micro/nanoscale, robotics and systems design, and more!

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MS Degree Overview

MS Professional

The Master of Science Professional is a degree program that offers possibilities for a wide range of prospective students. This coursework-focused degree program emphasizes both project-basedand curriculum-driven learning. It is intended for working engineers and undergraduates considering, oralready pursuing, a career in industry, but can also be completed with the ultimate goal of matriculatingin a PhD program.

A thesis is not required to earn this degree. If a student plans to earn a master's degree and then immediately continue on to a PhD, they can apply directly to the ; it is not necessary to earn a master's degree separately.

All students apply to the professional MS program ONLY. To switch to the MS Thesis program, please see drop down below about the MS Thesis program. Course requirements and more information about the MS Professional program can be found on our MS Professional Program webpage.

The Master of Science Thesis is a degree program that is well suited for students pursuing a career in academia or industry with a research component. MS Thesis students may choose from focus areas including (but not limited to) air quality, biomedical, design, energy and environment, materials, mechanics of materials, microsystems, and robotics/control. Students declare the MS Thesis program only after confirmation of a faculty member willing to serve as their thesis advisor. With support from the thesis advisor, students in this program have the option of smoothly transitioning into the PhD program.

For more information on how to obtain an MS Faculty Thesis Advisor, visit the department’s Master of Science Thesis webpage and see Milestone 1

If a student plans to earn a master's degree and then immediately continue on to a PhD, they can apply directly to the ; it is not necessary to earn a master's degree separately.