Online Master of Engineering

Shape Your Own Master of Engineering Degree.

Making solar energy economical, helping to integrate renewables into the grid, building better electric vehicles, designing smart cities, ensuring access to clean water, and repairing (and replacing) America's decaying infrastructure. These are just a few of the challenges that engineers currently face. You can help address these technological challenges by earning an Online Master of Engineering from Michigan Tech.

The Master of Engineering degree, more flexible than a traditional focused master's degree, allows you to take courses from various engineering disciplines, or even from disciplines outside of engineering, such as computer science, business, and policy.

Who is the Online Master of Engineering For?

The online Master of Engineering is designed primarily for engineers who need a broader, interdisciplinary graduate degree rather than a narrowly defined research specialization. It may be a good fit for technical professionals whose responsibilities now involve several engineering disciplines or those who connect engineering with business, computing, sustainability, or public policy.

To be successful in MTU's master of engineering degree, you should have an undergraduate degree in engineering. In special circumstances, exceptional students with a strong math or science background may be admitted into the program.

How the Program Works

In this program, you will work with an advisor to create a course of study that is appropriate for building upon your undergraduate degree, advancing in your current career path, and creating opportunities for advancement. You can even collaborate with your current employer to design a degree that meets current and future workplace challenges.

Breakdown of Courses

This program has no required courses. However, at least 15 credits must be in engineering. Whether these courses are in engineering or other disciplines, students must take the following:

A minimum of 16 credits at 5000 level or higher
A maximum of 14 credits at 4000 level

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Examples of Customizable Degrees

Here are just a few scenarios of how you could personalize a Master of Engineering degree that meets your personal and professional goals. When planning your program, we strongly recommend that you regularly consult the course registration page to check the current and future availability of classes.

Smart Manufacturing Engineering Consultant

You already have a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, but your current employer needs an engineer with expertise in the security and systems of smart manufacturing facilities. You might earn the foundations of cybersecurity certificate and add in courses from the control systems certificate along with those from manufacturing engineering. You might even complete your degree--and look more rounded to your employer--with courses in applied statistics, public policy and/or business administration.

Managerial Role in a Structural Engineering Company

You have a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, but are really intrigued by sustainable design and building, particularly mass-timber building, but you also know the importance of designing, building, and maintaining structures for climate change. You also want to develop the knowledge and toolkit to move into a managerial role at a timber building company. Perhaps you even have dreams of starting your own business someday. From the College of Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering, you might earn certificates in timber building design certificate along with their hazard analysis certificate. Then you could top off your degree with Civil Asset Management along with courses from business administration and the engineering sustainability and resilience certificate.

Hybrid Electric Vehicle Policy Professional

You currently work for an automotive company that would like to invest more in hybrid electric vehicles, but leaders are worried about the market as well as the security of the electric grid. Your company requires an engineer who has an overview of HEVs, recent technological changes, and future challenges. Your supervisor would also like you to have the toolkit to analyze and research (and eventually advise on) policies that accelerate the use of electric vehicles and the building of charging stations. To meet these criteria, you might take courses from the certificates in hybrid electric drive vehicle engineering and advanced electric power engineering. It would also be advisable to earn the entire public policy certificate.

Not sure about the difference between the MEng and the MS in Engineering? Check out the page below.

Master of Engineering vs Master of Science in Engineering

Where You'll Apply Your Knowledge and Skills

MTU's versatile Online Master of Engineering can help you prepare for taking on professional and managerial roles as well as various careers in government and business. The job roles and salaries, of course, depend on your current career as well as the focus of your online master of engineering degree.

Possible Career Paths

Engineering Manager
Design Engineer
Project Engineer
Process Engineer
Systems Engineer
Automotive Engineer
Electronics Engineer
Industrial Engineer
Research Engineer
Consultant

Get Started on Your Online Master of Engineering Degree.

Take the next step on your educational journey at Michigan Tech. We are here to answer your questions and to help you succeed in your online program. Reach out when you're ready. Or start our fast and free online graduate application.