Advance in high demand, multi-disciplinary engineering fields with the technical and leadership skills earned in Oregon Tech’s MS in Engineering.
What You'll Learn
Depending on their interest and career goals students can choose a multidisciplinary MSE, a specialized MSE, or a more classical MSE program.
The multidisciplinary MSE program is designed as a highly customizable and modular MS engineering degree, which enables students to choose coursework from multiple disciplines to design specialties typically not available in the classical engineering MS degrees.
The flexibility in the MS in Engineering degree ensures a relevant, up-to-date educational experience, and the ability to meet urgent industry needs in multidisciplinary technical fields. The program is designed to provide maximum flexibility while maintaining academic rigor.
MSE Program & Technical Fields
Oregon Tech currently offers a multidisciplinary MS in Engineering degree (MSE) where students take courses in Systems Engineering, Research Methods & Innovation (covering peer-reviewed research, IP fundamentals, and technology commercialization), as well as engineering specialization courses from the various engineering disciplines.
Additionally, students can choose to focus on a particular technical field by completing a specialized MSE degree or a MSE on a classical engineering discipline (MSE in EE).
Graduate Programs | Blended/Portland-Metro | Online | ||
Multidisciplinary MSE Programs | ||||
MSE (Multidisciplinary) | ✔ | ✔ | ||
MSE in Systems Engineering | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Engineering Discipline MSE Program | ||||
MSE in Electrical Engineering (MSE in EE) | ✔ | |||
Specialized MSE Programs | ||||
MSE in Power Systems Engineering (jointly offered with MSREE) | ✔ |
The Multidisciplinary MSE and the MSE Systems Engineering programs can be completed fully online. The other MSE programs can be completed partially online but also require attendance to the Oregon Tech Portland-Metro Campus.
Concurrent accelerated BSEE/MSE and BSREE/MSE Program Formats
Candidates interested in earning a bachelor of science in electrical or renewable energy engineering may apply to the accelerated BS/MS program. Both degrees are awarded simultaneously at the completion of the program.
Undergraduate students earning a first bachelor's degree - Students enrolled in undergraduate BSEE or BSREE programs can usually complete both degrees within five years. |
Post-baccalaureate students - Students who are interested in the MSE but do not have undergraduate degrees in engineering may wish to consider this accelerated program. Coursework from a first bachelor's degree can often be used to meet BSEE and BSREE requirements, allowing students to focus on the upper-division technical courses that will prepare them for master's-level engineering work. |
To apply for the accelerated MSE program, a student must be admitted to the undergraduate BSEE or BSREE program at Oregon Tech.
Admission to the 4+1 & Accelerated BSEE/MSE
Students enrolled in the BSEE or BSEE programs with a record of academic excellence have the option of earning both a BSEE/BSREE and a MS Engineering (MSE) degree with an additional year of study. The MSE is a flexible multidisciplinary master's degree which is highly customizable to adapt to students' interests and industry needs. Students can select between different tracks or specialties, with the possibility of obtaining a more classical or more specialized graduate degree based on the track selected.
The accelerated and 4+1 options provide efficiency by allowing students to start their graduate level coursework in their senior year, and use some of these courses to simultaneously meet degree requirements for both the BS and MS programs. In the accelerated/concurrent program, students are awarded the BS and MS degree concurrently at the end of their fifth year of study. On the other hand, in the 4+1 program, the BS degree is awarded in the fourth year, and the MS degree is awarded in the fifth year. The accelerated option offers the most efficiency in terms of overall credit requirements. To be eligible for the accelerated and 4+1 options, students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0, and apply for admission into the graduate program by the end of Spring term of their junior year.
Students pursuing the accelerated or 4+1 options follow the standard BSEE curriculum for the first three years, start their graduate coursework in their senior year, and complete the MSE requirements during their fifth (graduate) year,
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Careers
The MSE program allows you to specialize in a number of different career paths and industries. By applying the valuable knowledge and leadership skills you gain in the classroom, you can qualify for rewarding, high salary roles in your career. Career paths that you may be eligible for include:
Example career Paths you may be eligible for after completing a discipline in the MSE program:
Systems Engineering
- Systems Engineer
- Product Engineer
- Project Engineering
- Technical Product Manager
- Senior Engineer - Systems
- System Integration Engineer
- Engineering Technical Lead
Flexible and Modular Graduate Degree
The multidisciplinary MSE program allows students to choose coursework from multiple disciplines such as Systems Engineering. This flexibility ensures a relevant, up-to-date educational experience, and the ability to meet urgent industry needs in multidisciplinary technical fields.
Specialized MSE programs have a more defined curriculum map. For course and curriculum details for the various MSE programs, please refer to the MSE Presentation and the Catalog for course descriptions.
MSE Programs & Focus Areas
- Systems Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Power Systems Engineering
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