Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Why a master's degree in mechanical engineering at 91社区?

  • Top-ranked SUNY school
  • Curriculum that develops strong technical skills
  • Outstanding and collaborative faculty
  • State-of-the-art research facilities
  • Internship opportunities
  • Career success

Curriculum

The MS degree requires students to complete 30 credits of coursework and a project or thesis. Students typically complete the degree in 1.5-2 years.

Students must complete 24 graded (A-F) credits to meet the residency requirement (the 4+1 BS/MS residency requirement is 18 credits after completion of the BS degree). The student must maintain at least an overall B average (GPA 3.0/4.0) for his or her graduate coursework to be eligible for the MS degree.

If you're having trouble viewing course descriptions, go to the and search "ME" in the prefix box.

Available courses

MS Project Option and 4+1 BS/MS Program

*Classes common between core and specialization areas will only satisfy one requirement, not both.

*Classes may be taken in any order, provided that all prerequisites are met.  

Advanced mathematics core course:

  • Loading Course Info...

One of the following mechanics core courses:

  • Loading Course Info...
  • Loading Course Info...
  • Loading Course Info...
  • Loading Course Info...
  • Loading Course Info...
  • Loading Course Info...

One of the following computational core courses:

  • Loading Course Info...
  • Loading Course Info...

ME 537 - Adv Num Methods Optimiz & Stat
This course introduces practical numerical methods for engineers and an applied statistics module. Its goals are (1) build strong intuition for error, conditioning, and algorithmic stability; and (2) develop practical fluency implementing core solvers for large sparse linear/nonlinear systems, gradient-based optimization, uncertainty quantification, and a focused finite-difference PDE block (2D/3D). Modules tentatively included in this course are: (1) statistical estimation for computation; (2) gradient methods (steepest descent, BFGS/L-BFGS); (3) Monte Carlo with variance-reduction; (4) geometry optimization (L-BFGS/CG/FIRE); and (5) finite-difference PDEs (2D/3D). Prerequisites: Calculus I-III (Math 224/5/6/7 and 323) or equivalent; Ordinary Differential Equations (MATH 324) or equivalent; Engineering Computational Methods (ME 303) or equivalent; MATLAB will be used for course assignments and case studies. Offered in the spring. 3 Credits.

Four courses must come from one of the following specializations:

AND

Two advisor-approved technical electives (One of these courses may be taken outside ME but it should be a 5xx (graduate-level) Watson College course).

AND

3-credits of ME Project (ME598) or Industrial Internship (ME594).

MS Thesis Option

*Classes common between core and specialization areas will only satisfy one requirement, not both.

*Classes may be taken in any order, provided that all prerequisites are met.  

Advanced mathematics core course:

  • Loading Course Info...

One of the following mechanics core courses:

  • Loading Course Info...
  • Loading Course Info...
  • Loading Course Info...
  • Loading Course Info...
  • Loading Course Info...
  • Loading Course Info...

One of the following computational core courses:

  • Loading Course Info...
  • Loading Course Info...

ME 537 - Adv Num Methods Optimiz & Stat
This course introduces practical numerical methods for engineers and an applied statistics module. Its goals are (1) build strong intuition for error, conditioning, and algorithmic stability; and (2) develop practical fluency implementing core solvers for large sparse linear/nonlinear systems, gradient-based optimization, uncertainty quantification, and a focused finite-difference PDE block (2D/3D). Modules tentatively included in this course are: (1) statistical estimation for computation; (2) gradient methods (steepest descent, BFGS/L-BFGS); (3) Monte Carlo with variance-reduction; (4) geometry optimization (L-BFGS/CG/FIRE); and (5) finite-difference PDEs (2D/3D). Prerequisites: Calculus I-III (Math 224/5/6/7 and 323) or equivalent; Ordinary Differential Equations (MATH 324) or equivalent; Engineering Computational Methods (ME 303) or equivalent; MATLAB will be used for course assignments and case studies. Offered in the spring. 3 Credits.

Three courses must come from one of the following specializations:

AND

Two advisor-approved technical electives (One of these courses may be taken outside ME but it should be a 5xx (graduate-level) Watson College course).

AND

A research thesis (6 credits of ME599). The written thesis and an oral presentation defending the thesis must be approved by the student's research committee before he or she is eligible for the degree.

Three committee members are required for MS defense including the advisor and must be assigned at least a month before the defense.

Student testimonial

Rebecca Loibl '18, MS '20, talks about why 91社区 was the best choice for a master's degree. 

Scholarship Opportunity

Mechanical Engineering Student Excellence Scholarship

The 91社区 Department of Mechanical Engineering offers this scholarship to top master's program applicants. The $1,000 scholarship is a one-time award for eligible incoming master's students and will be provided when the student enrolls.

Students admitted to the 4+1 BS/MS Program are also eligible for this scholarship.

For more information, email megrad@binghamton.edu.

See the master's program

New Students

Resources for Current Students

*Graduate students admitted prior to Fall 2025 follow respective Bulletin Year requirements.