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MS in Mechanical Engineering at Boston University

Boston University, United States

Programme overview

The MS in Mechanical Engineering offers thesis and non-thesis options for advanced training, preparing graduates for industry, government laboratories, research centres or doctoral study.

Faculty: College of Engineering  |  Department: Mechanical Engineering  |  Duration: Minimum 32 units  |  Intake: Fall and Spring  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

Non-thesis: three focus-area courses, one breadth course, two ME electives, two engineering/math/science electives and a practicum course. Thesis: three focus-area courses, one breadth course, two electives and an 8-unit MS thesis (ENG ME 954). All 32 units at 500 level or above; 3.0 GPA to graduate.

Career pathways

Industry including start-ups, government labs, research centres, doctoral study.

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Application information

Entry requirements

College of Engineering graduate applicants: fall 2027 deadlines are December 15, 2026 for PhD and January 15, 2027 (priority, maximum merit scholarship review) or March 15, 2027 (final) for MS/MEng. Two to three letters of recommendation; statement of purpose of up to 1,500 words; $95 application fee. International applicants with a non-US degree: TOEFL iBT minimum 90 or IELTS minimum 7.0 (Duolingo not accepted). Spring deadline November 1, 2026.

Requirements published at faculty level.

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences master's programmes admit for Fall 2027; Spring 2027 entry is offered for selected programmes (Economics MS programmes, History of Art & Architecture MA, Preservation Studies MA, Online MS in Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence).

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Fall 2027 master's deadlines are mostly priority January 15 and final March 15 (African American & Black Diaspora Studies priority February 15, final March 15; Preservation Studies February 15; Sociology and History of Art & Architecture January 15). Spring 2027 deadlines for selected programmes are priority October 15 and final November 15. Applications are submitted through the online application; the GRE is required only for the Economics MS/MA programmes and the MS in Psychological & Brain Sciences.

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