MS Welding Engineering (Online) at The Ohio State University

Programme overview

The Welding Engineering graduate programme sits in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and studies the science of joining conventional and advanced materials. Students build expertise in steels, nonferrous alloys and polymeric materials and in process technology such as arc welding, lasers, resistance welding, brazing, soldering and additive manufacturing.

Department: Department of Materials Science and Engineering | Intake: Spring, Autumn | Study mode: online | Location: Columbus, OH, United States

What you will study

Materials science and joining process technology, drawing on plasma and solid-state physics, mechanical engineering and design, materials processing and robotics.

Career pathways

Graduates work in resistance welding of high-strength steels for transportation and marine uses, adhesive bonding for aerospace, micro wire bonding in electronics, medical devices and additive manufacturing.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate School minimum criteria plus programme criteria; prerequisite coursework is required (applicants follow a prerequisite flowchart). GRE General Test not required. International applicants: TOEFL iBT 4.0 or higher (equivalent to 79 on the pre-January 2026 scale), IELTS Academic 6.5, or Duolingo 120. Preferred application dates: Spring 2027 December 18, 2026 (domestic) and October 2, 2026 (international); Autumn 2027 July 27, 2027. Complete applications accepted up to 30 days before term start; no Summer admission.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Intake: Spring, Autumn

Apply through the official page: https://gpadmissions.osu.edu/

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