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Online Master of Engineering in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Skills for career flexibility in mechanical and aerospace engineering
Network with industry professionals
Faculty of expert researchers
Optional advanced manufacturing specialization
No GMAT/GRE required

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Program Overview

The online Rutgers Master of Engineering in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering can help you develop the flexible array of skills needed to make an impact in organizations shaping the future of manufacturing, transportation, and space travel. We update our master’s degree in mechanical engineering and aerospace engineering curriculum in consultation with industry leaders to explore the challenges that are most relevant to the next wave of innovation.

Available 100% online, this customizable, affordable mechanical and aerospace engineering program provides fundamental knowledge in high-demand technical fields. After completing one core course in applied mathematics and a seminar course, you can take a broad range of electives focused on the concepts and technology that suit your career plans with the option to pursue a specialization in advanced manufacturing.

Choose from courses in:

Robotics
Space systems
Additive manufacturing
Informatics
Business innovation

“To succeed, engineers must have skills, knowledge, and abilities. The ability to use different kinds of tools, knowing which tool should be used for each task and why, and the skills to extrapolate from their body of knowledge to adapt to new tasks.”

Rajiv Malhotra, PhD, Associate Professor, Master of Engineering in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

The Rutgers mechanical engineering faculty members who teach online courses include top researchers leading advances in advanced manufacturing, biomedical engineering, data fusion, fluid dynamics, robotics & automation, and system reliability modeling and optimization. View asynchronous lectures at the times that are best for your schedule, and interact with your instructors in real-time during virtual office hours.

As a Rutgers student, you’ll gain insights into your areas of interest with access to our extensive library and virtual computer lab. Grow your professional network by joining a highly engaged community of engineers from a diverse range of backgrounds.

About Rutgers University School of Engineering

Rutgers School of Engineering is a place of possibilities—for students seeking success, for researchers seeking to create new technologies, and for faculty members and industry leaders seeking to form powerful and productive partnerships.

Rutgers University’s School of Engineering is a vibrant academic community whose richly diverse students and faculty are committed to globally sustainable engineering. Its mission is built on a commitment to fostering the integration of education and research to achieve transformational innovation that is ethically responsible and sustainable.

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Mission Statement

Educate and train the future engineers for a complex, diverse, and global workplace.

Provide innovative, high quality, relevant education to undergraduate and graduate students using the latest technology and educational techniques.
Engage a diverse student body that exemplifies the core values of an engineering education for the purpose of improving and developing systems that solve complex problems and improve quality of life.

Conduct state-of-the-art and relevant research that embraces technology to address societal challenges of a multi-faceted United States and a globally connected world.

Conduct cutting-edge research in strategically important engineering areas.
Create an environment to encourage and assist faculty to become research leaders in their fields, gaining further national and international recognition.

Serve as a resource to local, state, and regional stakeholders to advance the public interest.

Promote economic development through technology, entrepreneurship, and innovation.

By the Numbers

Our history of excellence in education and innovation has earned Rutgers the following national and world rankings:

Public University in New Jersey

U.S. News & World Report

#15

Top Public University

U.S. News & World Report

#40

Best National University

U.S. News & World Report

#24

Industrial and Systems Engineering Graduate Programs

U.S. News & World Report

#22

Best College for Veterans

U.S. News & World Report

#29

University in the U.S.

Center for World University Rankings

#62

Best Graduate Engineering Schools

U.S. News & World Report

#34

Most Innovative Schools

U.S. News & World Report

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