Earn a Master's Degree in Manufacturing Engineering

As a manufacturing engineer, you will focus your efforts towards the creation of products, processes and technology.  

You will improve manufacturing to be better, faster and cheaper. A professional in this field constantly reviews the allocation of resources, analyzes productivity, and seeks methods to maximize production while reducing costs.

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Degree Information

Thesis program requirements

Master of Science in Manufacturing Engineering (MS MfgE): This degree program is a research oriented degree. The 6 credit hour thesis can provide the opportunity to focus a student into a particular area of interest. This MS MfgE program requires 30 credit hours with a 6-hour thesis: 12 credit hours from the Manufacturing Core Curriculum (3 credit-hour core course from each area); 6 credit hours of 6000 level courses in manufacturing**; 3 credit hours of any suggested manufacturing courses** OR approved Mathematics/Computer Science*; 6 credit hours for thesis research, and 3 credit hours of graduate courses in manufacturing.**

Each student must take at least one core course from each of the core areas in manufacturing engineering, during his/her first two semesters of graduate work. The core requirement may be deemed to be satisfied if a student has already taken a core course as a technical elective in his/her undergraduate program. Thus allowing more freedom in the selection of other courses.

Master of Engineering in Manufacturing (MEngMfgE) This MEngMfgE program requires 30 credit hours. A 3-hour practice oriented project is required. It is designed so that a student can possibly complete the program in one year. The course requirement includes 12 credit hours from the Manufacturing Core Curriculum (3 credit-hour core course from each area); 6 credit hours of 6000 level courses in manufacturing**; 3 credit hours of any suggested manufacturing courses** OR approved Mathematics/Computer Science*; and 6 credit hours of graduate courses in manufacturing.

Each student must take at least one core course from each of the core areas in manufacturing engineering, during his/her first two semesters of graduate work. The core requirement may be deemed to be satisfied if a student has already taken a core course as a technical elective in his/her undergraduate program. Thus allowing more freedom in the selection of other courses.

Thesis option

  • The manufacturing engineering program director will advise the student regarding his/her academic program during the first semester, or until the student selects a graduate advisor. When a student selects a graduate advisor, the student must submit a Graduate Advisor Form to the associate chair for graduate affairs. In situations where two faculty members are actively involved in advising a student, the student may have a graduate advisor and a graduate co–advisor. After the student selects a graduate advisor, the responsibility of advising the student in regards to his/her academic and research programs will reside with the graduate advisor until the student graduates.
  • A graduate student is strongly discouraged from changing graduate advisors. When an unavoidable circumstance arises and warrants consideration for a change, the student and his/her graduate advisor must meet with the associate chair for graduate affairs to resolve the issue before the student may select another graduate advisor.

Non-thesis option

For the non-thesis option, the student’s graduate advisor is automatically the associate chair for graduate affairs, except for distance students doing their degree from the Engineering Education Center in St. Louis.

  • The student’s graduate advisor is automatically the manufacturing engineering program director.

Research in Manufacturing Engineering

Nearly 100% of all students who conduct research receive support for their studies. 

Missouri S&T has identified Advanced Manufacturing as one of its four signature areas. You can expect to work with faculty who are nationally and internationally recognized for their work in Additive Manufacturing, 3D printing, CAD/CAM, and manufacturing automation. The manufacturing program has an interdisciplinary curriculum and state-of-the-art facilities related to manufacturing processes, product design, materials, and management.

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Your Career in Manufacturing Engineering

Manufacturing engineers play a vital role in the marketplace and the goods we use everyday.  

From designing, integrating and improving manufacturing systems and processes, you will work with industrial and commercial designers to refine product and process designs in order to increase productivity and reduce costs.

Career Fields

  • Aerospace
  • Automotive
  • Computers and technology
  • Food processing
  • Manufacturing

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