Overview

This Engineering Management program is offered at Drexel University. As a student in the MS in Engineering Management, you will develop the multidisciplinary context needed to effectively manage engineering or technology oriented organizations and projects and gain the skillsets uniquely required of effective senior leadership.

About the programme

While an MBA provides broad business knowledge, the engineering management master's has students focus on the economics, analytics, financial management, and modern leadership techniques that are most relevant to specialization in engineering, technology and related contributing teams.

Drexel emphasizes the critical thinking required of the added responsibilities of leadership through gained technical and managerial skills, and the application of learned scientific methodologies while fostering creativity and innovation into processes and in your organization. When you study the field of engineering management, you will gain an understanding of the forces governing industry, gain a regional, national and global perspective, and earn the ability to create effective, efficient and entrepreneurial solutions and teams that are needed to reach your goals.

Career Opportunities in Engineering Management

Adding a graduate degree in Engineering Management to your career path will make you competitive by bringing you from a technical specialist to a leader with skills to effectively manage organizations, people and projects. You can go on to careers directing and supervising in roles such as senior project managers, directors to all the way up to CEO. Approximately one third of CEOs majored in engineering, so opportunities are endless for growth and development. Drexel Engineering graduates of this program have gone on to started consulting in the Philadelphia area and beyond. Others hold prominent positions in business, technology firms and engineering services.

Overall, employees with graduate degrees can earn up to 28 percent more than bachelor’s degree holders over the course of their career and 10% more in year-over-year salary. The outlook for engineering management jobs is good, with demand for management employment expected to grow 3-5% through 2029, on pace with the national average, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Leading and Managing Technical Workers

Analysis and Decision Methods for Technical Managers

Design Thinking for Engineering Communications

Meeting Engineering Leadership Challenges

Engineering Statistics

Statistical Data Analysis

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 15 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-03-31 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-03-17 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2025-06-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-05-24 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2025-04-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2025-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-09-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2025-06-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2026-03-31 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-01-15 00:00:00 , International

More details

International Students: Consideration for a term other than fall requires special permission from the academic department prior to application.

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

45 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Graduate Admission Application: Applicants may only apply to one program
Transcripts: Official transcripts must be sent directly to Drexel from all of the colleges and universities that you have attended.
Test of English as a Foreign Language: International applicants are required to demonstrate English language proficiency.
500 words essay
Upload your résumé as part of your admission application
Two letters of recommendation are required.
Please note, an application fee of $65 U.S. is required.

Tuition Fee

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International

48312 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1342 USD per credit during 15 months.
National

48312 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1342 USD per credit during 15 months.
In-State

48312 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1342 USD per credit during 15 months.

Living costs for Philadelphia

1313 - 2284 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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