Master's Programs

Whether you are looking to advance in your career or build on your research experience, a master's degree from the George Washington University offers the opportunity to take your knowledge to the next level.

Through a combination of courses, labs and workshops, master's students at the School of Engineering & Applied Science can expect to take 2-3 years for completion, full-time or part-time. Additionally, students may choose to complete the program with a thesis or take additional courses as a replacement.

We offer the Master of Science (M.S.) or Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) degrees in 12 fields of study:

MS Biomedical Engineering

Credit hours: 30

Areas of focus: medical imaging or medical instrumentation.

MS Civil and Environmental Engineering

Credit hours: 30-33

Areas of focus: environmental, geo-environmental, mechanics & materials, structural, transportation, or water resources.

MS Computer Engineering

Credit hours: 30

Areas of focus: computer architecture and high-performance computing, or MEMS, electronics, & photonics.

MS Computer Science

Credit hours: 30

Areas of focus: algorithms & theory; computer architecture, networks, parallel, and distributed computing; computer security & information assurance; and more.

MS Cybersecurity in Computer Science

Credit hours: 30

Program is certified as a part of GW's designation as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Research.

MS Data analytics

Credit hours: 33

Select from one of two tracks: Computer Science (CS) or Engineering Management & Systems Engineering (EMSE).

MS electrical engineering

Credit hours: 30

Areas of focus: applied electromagnetics, communications & networks, electronics, photonics, and MEMS; and more.

MS engineering management

Credit hours: 36

Areas of focus: crisis, emergency, & risk management; economics, finance, and cost engineering; engineering & technology management; and more.

MS mechanical and aerospace engineering

Credit hours: 30-33

Areas of focus: fluid mechanics, thermal sciences, & energy; industrial engineering; robotics, mechatronics, & controls; and more.

regulatory biomedical engineering

Credit hours: 30

This is a unique program designed to deepen understanding of the regulatory process involved in putting medical devices to market.

systems engineering

Credit hours: 36

Areas of focus: enterprise information assurance; operations research & management science; systems engineering & integration.

telecommuncations engineering

Credit hours: 30

Areas of focus: microcomputer systems architecture; network performance analysis; optical communications networks; stochastic processes; wireless networks.

We also offer online versions of our MS in Engineering Management, MS in Systems Engineering, MS in Electrical Engineering, and M.Eng in Cybersecurity Policy.

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