Mechanical Engineering Master's Program

Whether you plan to pursue a terminal degree or advance your career in industry, the Stevens mechanical engineering master’s program will point you toward success.

At Stevens—the first institution in the country to offer a mechanical engineering degree—you’ll develop both fundamental knowledge in basic concepts and a science-based understanding of current and emerging/future technologies and applications spanning the broad mechanical engineering discipline. You’ll work with expert faculty who will train you to position emerging technologies, lead high-quality product development and manage projects with exacting standards.

With Stevens’ flexible curriculum, you can choose a fast-tracked degree path where you take courses over the summer and you can finish in just one year. When you graduate, you’ll be ready to thrive in the automotive, medical device, additive manufacturing, renewable energy, robotics and automation, power generation and aerospace industries—among many others.

Concentrations

• Aerospace Engineering

• Manufacturing

• Medical Devices

• Product Design

• Robotics & Control

• Thermal, Fluids, Energy

The Stevens Advantage: Widen Your Career Options

To compete in today’s career climate, graduates must adapt to rapidly-evolving technologies impacting all corners of the job market, like generative AI. At Stevens, you’ll learn the in-demand skills you need to fill the talent gap. Our core curriculum – infused with AI electives and hands-on education opportunities – develops the deep expertise, critical thinking, interdisciplinary collaboration, and entrepreneurial savvy required to thrive in a technologically disrupted marketplace.

Stevens’ Hoboken, N.J., location boasts easy access to both Manhattan and the New Jersey innovation corridor, offering students ample opportunities for collaboration, networking and eventual employment opportunities. You can also pursue a dual degree track, earning an MBA from the Stevens School of Business as you complete your mechanical engineering master’s program.

Learn more about what makes an engineering education from Stevens a unique experience:

• Core AI Curriculum: To help build the next iteration of an AI-competent workforce, our standard graduate curricula is infused with core and elective artificial intelligence courses.

• Graduate Cooperative Education Program: Available with two tracks, your co-op experience can serve as a starting point for a research project or augment your on-campus research with complimentary experience.

• International Student Experience: Tap into our expanding worldwide network of research, academic and alumni partners and mentor with our expert faculty in a number of federally-designated STEM degree programs. Optional Practical Training (OPT) or Curricular Practical Training (CPT) is available to gain work experience in your major/field of study.

• State-of-the-Art Research Labs and Facilities: Build, tinker and test your designs in Stevens' MakerCenter, Prototype and Object Fabrication Lab, or numerous other research facilities.

• Research Opportunities: Renowned faculty, labs and research centers – as well as industry partnerships and funding from leading national agencies – support strategic and interdisciplinary research in engineering and science.

More opportunities for Stevens graduate students include:

• Wide selection of Graduate Certificates

• Student Organizations

• Optional research or clinical thesis

• Credit for on-the-job projects with your current employer

• Extensive hands-on laboratory experience

• Research with clinical collaborators

Find out more about life as a graduate student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Stevens by visiting the links below.