An Analysis of Master of Engineering Programms in the USA

This study analyses the results of a new online investigation of master of engineering programmes in the United State. The students comprise graduates from undergraduate and M.Sc. programmes, and professionals in employment. According to the nature of the programmes, they are research-oriented, course-work oriented and practically oriented; and they are engineering science programmes, pre-job training and on-job professional training. Most programms are in conventional engineering fields, usually operated within a single academic department, while increasingly more programmes in new fields are inter-disciplinary collaborations. Teaching aims to serve the students' need, the more practically oriented the course, the stronger the students' need.