MA/MS in Materials Engineering

Offered on a full-time or part-time basis, this master's degree draws on many disciplines to teach how materials are used, developed and improved across nano, micro and macro scales. An online version of the program is available too. Laboratory work lets students fit new materials into existing engineering uses and study how matter behaves in various branches of science and engineering. Anyone curious about how material properties and performance shift with manufacturing parameters and operating environments will find plenty to investigate. The curriculum covers how current materials perform, including their structure, properties, processing, kinetics and thermodynamics. Students then work toward better processes for producing new ones, with applications in medical devices, healthcare, energy and nanotechnology. Success depends on combining math, chemistry, physics and biology with principles from mechanical, chemical and electrical engineering, which can reveal uses and properties no one has yet identified. The program page provides career outcome information, including employers who have hired graduates, along with application requirements and details about the online option.