Graduate Degree Programs
Advanced graduate degrees for the next step in your career
Grainger Engineering offers research-oriented, thesis-based master's and Ph.D. programs, as well as professionally-oriented master's programs, across 12 departments. These programs enable you to interact with leaders of their field, have sufficient impact on science and industry, and explore innovation and discovery across disciplinary boundaries.
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Professional Master's Programs
Grainger Engineering offers several Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) and Master of Science (MS, non-thesis) degree programs. These professionally-oriented degree programs are designed to prepare you to advance your career in emerging technical fields and innovative corporate environments. Many of our on-campus programs can be completed within one year of full-time study and several are available completely online.
- Aerospace Engineering
- Aerospace Systems Engineering
- Autonomy & Robotics
- Bioengineering
- Biomedical Image Computing
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Science
- Digital Agriculture
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Energy Systems
- Environmental Engineering
- Financial Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Instrumentation and Applied Physics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Plasma Engineering
- Systems and Entrepreneurial Engineering
Online Professional Master's Programs
Some of our professional masters programs are offered entirely online.
- Aerospace Engineering (MS)
- Aerospace Systems Engineering (MEng)
- Bioengineering
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Science
- Digital Agriculture
- Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Energy Systems Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering (MEng)
- Mechanical Engineering (MS)
Joint Degree Programs
Grainger Engineering offers three joint degree programs, pairing degrees from top-tier colleges across the University of Illinois at Urbana-Chamapaign campus.
Combined Bachelor + Master Programs
As a Grainger Engineering undergraduate, you are able to apply during your junior year to be part of a combined bachelor's/master's degree program and complete both degrees in five years.
Get an early start on your research
Experience research at Illinois by participating in one of our research experiences for undergraduates (REUs). This is a great way to explore campus, build research skills, meet faculty and current graduate students, learn about Grainger Engineering's graduate programs, and explore the community!