Graduate Offerings

The School of Engineering Design and Innovation's graduate programs provide engineers of all disciplines with the ability to work together to solve design challenges, develop their leadership and entrepreneurship mindsets, and enhance their professional skills through unique and diverse graduate offerings focused on real-world, project-based learning. No GRE test scores are required. All programs are STEM OPT eligible. 

Doctor of Engineering

• Comprehensive 45-credit program
• Major program milestones include the qualifying exam, comprehensive exam, and praxis defense
• Incorporates the rigor of a Ph.D. but shifts the focus of career progression from academic research to leadership in an industrial or commercial setting
• Application deadlines:
  • Fall Deadline: Apply by June 14, 2024, to start August 26, 2024
  • Spring Deadline:  Apply by December 5, 2023 to start January 8, 2024
  • Summer Deadline:  Apply by March 15, 2024, to start May 13, 2024

Master of Science Degrees

Master of Science in Engineering Design 

• Comprehensive two-year, 32-credit program
• Completion of a thesis
• Ideal for engineers wishing to pursue a traditional two-year, research-based master's degree
• Application deadlines:
  • Funding consideration: December 15
  • Last day to apply: March 15

Master of Engineering Degrees

Master of Engineering in Engineering Design

• Intensive one-year, 32-credit program
• Completion of an engineering internship or a scholarly paper
• Ideal for working engineers who wish to dive deeper into design
• Application deadlines:
  • Last day to apply (international applicants): April 15
  • Last day to apply (domestic applicants): July 15

Master of Engineering in Engineering Leadership and Innovation Management

• Intensive one-year, 30-credit program
• Completion of a mentored innovation leadership capstone experience
• Ideal for engineering professionals looking to develop the attributes of today's successful engineering leaders
• Application deadlines:
  • Last day to apply (international applicants): April 15
  • Last day to apply (domestic applicants): July 15

Master of Engineering in Engineering, Law, and Policy

• Intensive one-year or part-time two-year, 30-credit program
• Prepare students from diverse engineering backgrounds to address societal change and the rapid progress of technology and globalization
• Ideal for engineers looking to become innovative leaders of change
• Application deadlines:
  • Last day to apply (international applicants): April 15
  • Last day to apply (domestic applicants): July 15

Graduate Minors and Certificates

Graduate Minor in Engineering, Law, and Policy

• Master's program: six-credit minimum minor
• Doctoral program: fifteen-credit minimum minor

Graduate Minor in Engineering Leadership and Innovation Management

• 12-credit graduate minor

Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership and Innovation Management

•  12-credit graduate certificate