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Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
The Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Northeastern focuses on optimizing and solving real-world global challenges such as healthcare systems, energy systems, and resilience systems.
The Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering provides options to pursue a general mechanical engineering curriculum or one with concentrations in Materials Science, Mechanics and Design, Mechatronics, and Thermofluids. You can choose from coursework-only, project-based, or thesis-based options for a career in industry or to prepare for a doctoral program. With our highly accomplished faculty, you can achieve research experience aligned with your career goals and have the opportunity to participate in our top-ranked cooperative education program. Our campus, located in the heart of Boston, facilitates tremendous collaborations with other nearby academic institutions, hospital facilities, and high-tech firms.
Beyond Mechanical and Industrial Engineering degrees, the department offers master's programs in Advanced and Intelligent Manufacturing, Data Analytics Engineering, Engineering Management, Human Factors, Operations Research, Energy Systems, and Robotics.
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Entry terms
Course delivery
Application deadlines
International applicants (Outside the U.S.)
- Fall: June 1
- Spring: September 15
International applicants (Inside the U.S.)
- Fall: July 1
- Spring: November 1
Top-tier research institution
Students can gain valuable research experience working alongside highly accomplished faculty. The College of Engineering has 17 research centers and institutes, such as the Center for High Rate Nanomanufacturing, the Healthcare Systems Engineering Institute, the Institute for Experiential Robotics, and the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things, as well as many faculty laboratories. Located in the heart of Boston, faculty and students benefit from collaborations with government, industry, and academic institutions.
Experience-powered learning
Northeastern combines rigorous academics with experiential learning to prepare students for real-world engineering challenges. Through our top-ranked cooperative education (co-op) program, students can gain up to 8 months of industry experience in their field of interest as part of the academic curriculum while building their resumé and developing a professional network. Some co-op partners have included: Tesla, Bose, MathWorks, Wayfair, and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
About Northeastern
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experiential lifelong learning. Our approach of integrating real-world experience with education, research, and innovation empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create worldwide impact.
Our global university system provides our community and academic, government, and industry partners with unique opportunities to think locally and act globally. The system—which includes 13 campuses across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, 320,000-plus alumni, and more than 3,800 partners worldwide—serves as a platform for scaling ideas, talent, and solutions.
Northeastern’s personalized, experiential undergraduate and graduate programs lead to degrees through the doctorate in 10 colleges and schools across our campuses. Learning emphasizes the intersection of data, technology, and human literacies, uniquely preparing graduates for careers of the future and lives of fulfillment and accomplishment.
Our research enterprise, with an R1 Carnegie classification, is solutions oriented and spans the world. Our faculty scholars and students work in teams that cross not just disciplines, but also sectors—aligned around solving today’s highly interconnected global challenges and focused on transformative impact for humankind.