MS Engineering Degree below 10K USD

Hi Forum,

I searching for any Master Degree (MS) in Engineering with a tuition fee of 10K USD and below.

I have seen California University of Advanced Studies MS program.

Any other information will be appreciated.

 

I doubt that there are any in the US. I suspect it would be unusual to find one below 20K USD.

You probably mean "California National University for Advanced Studies". This school is accredited by DETC, which is a recognized national accreditation agency. However, DETC is not generally considered an authoritative source of accreditation for engineering programs.

The normal standard for US engineering schools is regional accreditation (for the university as a whole), plus ABET accreditation (for engineering specifically). Since CNAUS degrees lack both regional and ABET accreditation, they would probably not be accepted as "real" engineering degrees by many engineering employers, graduate schools, and state licensing boards in the US.

ABET usually accredits engineering programs at the BS level. This means that engineering programs at the MS level commonly lack ABET accreditation, even at the best schools. But as long as the BS program has ABET accreditation, that's OK. CNAUS does not have ABET accreditation at either level.

 

New Mexico State University has an MS in Electrical Engineering and an MS in Industrial Engineering. Both are 30 credit hours, As of fall of last year, tuition was $279.50 + $35 distance ed fee per credit hour. That means you can get one of those MS degrees for $9,435 plus whatever admin fees they charge. That is about as cheap as I have ever seen for an engineering degree.

 

I haven't looked at that particular program but I'd guess that if your BS is not in Electrical or Industrial they might ask you to do some prerequisite coursework first thus driving up the total price.

 

Some options here: GetEducated.com Best Buy Online Master's in Engineering. Not categorically engineering, but potentially related: The same thing for Master's in CS, IT and related fields.

Best general strategy for finding a U.S. school within this tuition limit (or a little above; $10 K is a really tough hard cap to meet in the U.S. today): Starting your search with public universities in your state. Also, investigating whether you might have in-state tuition reciprocity with a nearby state.

 

Side note ABET accreditation is important as in the 2020 NCEES declared that PE registration will require Masters Degree.

In reality it depends on State were one is planning to practice if you are planning to practice.
For example in Oregon on can become PE with High School Diploma if that candidate has 12 years of appropriate experience.
Also a non ABET accredited degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology requires 4 years of experience.

Oregon Board Profile - Engineering

Make extra effort to get ABET accredited program, to be in Washington accord for international recognition and mobility of Engineers.

 

Industrial Engineering Masters doesn't require an undergraduate engineering degree but does require multiple math courses. The requirements include 9 hours of Calculus, 3 hours of differential equations, and 3 hours of calculus based probability. If one had none of that, they could get it through 4 classes at LSU via their independent study option for around $2,700.