MA/MS in Mechanical Engineering

A terminal master of science in mechanical engineering is offered by the Sibley school. It is one of ninety-four fields in the Graduate School, which lets students design a flexible program with faculty from many disciplines. Students undertake research in a faculty member's group and record it in a thesis defended before a committee. The department has forty faculty with varied interests and a large international student population. The degree stands apart from the doctoral program and does not lead into it; it targets careers in industry and related work. Prospective applicants should check with the graduate field office and the Cornell Graduate School about admission requirements, funding and application timelines, because this catalog entry concentrates on the academic content and milestones of the degree rather than on costs or deadlines.