The College of Engineering offers graduate degrees in 13 departments, and education is coordinated at the departmental level. Contact the graduate education coordinator or a faculty member in a department to talk about your goals and interests. At Illinois, you will also find workshops, seminars, and other activities designed to develop the personal and professional skills that enable Illinois graduates to be leaders in their fields. See degree programs list below for departments and degrees. You may also want to look at the additional options for graduate students. Once you decide on a master's or doctoral program, you will make a formal application to the University of Illinois Graduate College.
Master’s & Ph.D. Programs
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Aerospace Engineering Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy
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Agricultural & Biological Engineering Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy
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Bioengineering Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy
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Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy
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Civil & Environmental Engineering Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy
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Computer Science Master of Science, Master of Computer Science (campus and online), Doctor of Philosophy
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Electrical & Computer Engineering Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy
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Materials Science & Engineering Master of Science, Master of Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy
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Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy
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Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy
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Mechanical Sciences & Engineering Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy
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Physics Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy
Joint & Dual Degree Programs
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Civil & Environmental Engineering Joint Master of Architecture & Master of Science, Joint Master of Business Administration & Master of Science
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Financial Engineering Master of Science, Joint degree program of the Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering in the College of Engineering and the Department of Finance in the College of Business.
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Physics Joint Doctor of Philosophy and Doctor of Medicine
Other Options
The university, colleges and departments offer multiple ways to help you engage with the faculty and develop the personal and professional skills that will enable you to be a leader and innovator in your career. Option programs allow a student to develop a breadth of interdisciplinary understanding that compliments the depth of knowledge in his or her major field. The option is earned in parallel with a disciplinary MS or PhD degree and affords a certificate of completion. Students are admitted to Illinois through a department; the option is added after matriculation.
CSE is an interdisciplinary graduate option requiring expertise in advanced computing technology as well as in one or more applied disciplines. Students wishing to elect the CSE Option must first be admitted to one of the participating departments before enrolling in the CSE Program.
In addition to acquiring a rigorous background in a core engineering discipline, students taking the EaSE option combine an interdisciplinary understanding of the energy and sustainability challenges and a deeper understanding of a chosen sub-topic. The purposeful mixture of core, breadth, and depth will allow the graduate to tackle problems that are faced in research, planning, development, and implementation of advanced technologies, as well as the interface between technology and society.
The SocioTechnical Systems program is a new option for graduate students in the College of Engineering and the School of Labor and Employment Relations. The program teaches students how to be effective at the intersection of social and technical systems in the workplace.
Our distance learning program offers you not only complete online master's degrees and online graduate certificates in engineering and computer science, but also the opportunity to take online classes as an audit student. You can receive professional development hours or university graduate credit.
