Master of Engineering Management

Elevate Business & Tech Skills in a Top-Ranked Program

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Locations Offered
Online or
On Campus
Time to Completion
2-4 semesters
Credit Hours Required
30

Master of Engineering Management

As one of the country’s top engineering management programs, Duke’s Master of Engineering Management expands your career horizons as you build an industry-ready skillset in the business and leadership sides of engineering. Choose elective tracks to hone your expertise. Gain real experience with an internship.

Earn your degree on campus in as little as 1 year or online in 2 years. Either way, you’ll level up your marketing, management, and finance skills and graduate ready for an engineering leadership role.

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For engineers who want to take their careers in new directions

Develop your technical expertise by applying a leadership lens and learning unique skills that companies need in order to harmonize technology, engineering, and business. You can even design your Master of Engineering Management to match your career goals.

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This degree helps you:

  • Integrate leadership, management, and engineering
  • Analyze real-world, complex business situations and develop practical solutions
  • Transition into engineering management roles

Find the balance between engineering and leadership

Duke’s Master of Engineering Management is made up of courses that prepare you for a globalized workforce so you can collaborate, be more effective, and lead cutting-edge teams. Elective tracks help you create a unique skill set in areas like:

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  • Customer experience and product design
  • Data analytics and machine learning
  • Operations and supply chain management
  • Product management
  • Software management
  • Technology development and commercialization

Study with renowned faculty

You’ll be taught by industry professionals who can show you what it takes to prepare for the business side of engineering and solve complex problems. They’ll be by your side at every step. You’ll benefit from:

Build an engineering foundation

These courses make up your MEng in Engineering Management experience:

Core classes
  • Finance in High-Tech Industries
  • Intellectual Property, Business Law, and Entrepreneurship
  • Management of High-Tech Industries
  • Marketing

Examples of electives
  • Fundamentals of Data Science
  • Innovation Management in Technology-Based Organizations
  • Managing Product Design
  • Negotiations and Consultative Selling in Technology
  • Project Management
  • Using Real-Time Data to Improve Customer Quality Experience

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Be empowered with skills to advance your career

Businesses need engineers who have the knowledge, experiences, perspectives, and relationships to work with all kinds of teams. Our program prepares you to expand your engineering horizons and take on higher-level roles.

Career potential

  • Engineering Manager Roles
  • Technical Program Manager Roles
  • Head of Engineering Roles
  • Engineering Project Manager Roles

Salary potential

$159,920

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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A blend of academics and hands-on work

Duke’s Master of Engineering Management program helps you bring technical and business concepts together not only in the classroom, but also in an internship that builds relevant experience.

Your degree on your terms

Study on campus or online, on a full-time or part-time basis, with faculty and staff who are here to help you succeed — whether you’re juggling work and your degree or balancing family and coursework.

Specialized career guidance and support

A dedicated Duke Engineering Master’s Career Services & Professional Development team helps you prepare for tech-forward engineering leadership roles.

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My favorite part was interacting with the amazing students in my cohort. They carried so many different professional talents and perspectives that contributed to the learning experiences in all courses that I took.

- Tiera Fletcher ’21