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19 Master's degrees offered by the university
City Planning
The Master of City Planning at Boston University’s Metropolitan College prepares students for a wide variety of professional roles in urban planning and management, including as city planners, research analysts, and policy experts in federal, state, and local governments; nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations; corporations; and research institutions.
Digital Technology
Boston University's Digital Technology MBA+MSDT is an 84-credit (minimum) program that awards both an MBA and a Master of Science in Digital Technology.
Biomedical Research Technologies
The application of advanced technologies is of central importance to biomedical sciences. Biomedical Research Technologies cores at Boston University have developed over the years as centralized facilities that have specialized expertise in various technologies to help advance biomedical research.
Biomedical Engineering
The Master of Science Program in Biomedical Engineering at Boston University is a degree program designed to provide advanced training in biomedical engineering.
Systems Engineering
The Master of Science in Systems Engineering at Boston University is designed to provide advanced training for students focusing on a research oriented career in academia or industry.
Product Design and Manufacture
The Master of Science degree program in Product Design and Manufacture (thesis or practicum options) at Boston University is designed to train modern engineers to generate compelling new ideas—as well as the passion and leadership skills to translate those ideas into the practical design and mass production of innovative and cost-effective new products.
Systems Engineering
Systems Engineering offered by Boston University cuts across the traditional engineering departmental structure as a discipline that studies systems—be they electrical, mechanical, chemical, biological, or involving business processes and logistics—through information, decision, and control sciences.
Technical Production
Our Master of Fine Arts in Technical Production program at Boston University provides developing theatre professionals with the opportunity to cultivate their artistic identities while refining and enhancing their craft.
Dental Biomaterials
Dental Biomaterials at Boston University provides training in biomaterials with an emphasis on dental and craniofacial prosthetic materials and devices.
Materials Science and Engineering
The Master of Science Program in Materials Science and Engineering at Boston University is designed to provide advanced training in materials.
Materials Science and Engineering
The flexible Master of Engineering program in Materials Science and Engineering at Boston University is a professional master’s program that can be completed in one year of full-time study, or up to two years if an internship or project-based experience is desired. Part-time options are also available.
Biomedical Engineering
The Master of Engineering Program in Biomedical Engineering at Boston University is a professional graduate degree program for students who intend to apply their advanced technical and leadership education and training to the development of new products for the health care, medical device, biotechnology, and biopharmaceutical sectors.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
The Master of Science program in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Boston University is designed to prepare students for technically demanding careers in industry as well as for post-master’s graduate studies in Electrical and/or Computer Engineering or related fields.
Robotics and Autonomous Systems
Boston University's MS in Robotics and Autonomous Systems program is designed to prepare students for technically demanding careers in a variety of areas in industry as well as for post-master’s graduate studies in robotics, autonomous systems, or related fields.
Mechanical Engineering
The MS programs in Mechanical Engineering (thesis and non-thesis options) at Boston University are designed for students who desire advanced training in areas of mechanical engineering.
Sound Design
Our Master of Fine Arts in Sound Design program at Boston University provides developing theatre professionals with the opportunity to cultivate their artistic identities while refining and enhancing their craft.
Remote Sensing and Geospatial Sciences
The master’s in Remote Sensing and Geospatial Sciences at Boston University is designed for students with diverse natural science and social science backgrounds who desire specialized training in the use of remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS) in environmental and natural resource analysis and management.
Bioimaging
The Master of Science in Bioimaging at Boston University is designed to full a rapidly growing need for individuals who possess advanced and broad knowledge of the imaging methodologies used in medicine and medical research. Graduates of this program qualify for positions in the health care and biomedical instrumentation industries and in a wide variety of private and government research centers.
Computer Science
The Computer Science program at Boston University is geared toward students with a CS undergraduate degree, but we also welcome those with equivalent computer training and experience, as well as students with gaps in their CS background but strong academic records overall.