Masters Of Science Engineering.

Hello,

Let me start with a little background. In 8 months i will graduate from Grantham University with a Bachelors of Science in Engineering Technology Management. The EET portion of the program is ABET accredited, and I am currently working on to attain sponsorship in the IEEE. Classes taken are the standard courses needed for a graduate program, such as Statistics, Calc 1 and 2, physics 1 and 2, AC, DC Analysis, programming, signals, microprocessors, circuit design, troubleshooting. I made sure to take the courses in which many graduate programs look for. GPA sits at a 3.5. And im confident i can get the two letters of recommendations both from current professors, and practicing engineers. However the school is Nationally Accredited which I have learned hinders any opportunity to many of my choices in graduate programs (ASU, UFS, Drexel). Im looking for graduate programs in Engineering Management (primary), Engineering Technology (Secondary), Electrical Engineering or other qualifying form (long shot I know).

Is there a list of graduate programs (preferably Master of Science, over MBA) which will accept a nationally accredited degree?

It blows my mind, that schools will look past GPAs, Recommendations, test scores etc, when it comes to accreditation.

 

If national accreditation is one strike against you then having a technology degree may be another. If you strike out on engineering management then you should still find a good selection of technology management graduate programs.

 

I took the EET mainly because of the growth in BioMedical. Also because much of what Engineering Management graduate programs online have a secondary focus in Engineering Technology. Lots of jobs available for an Engineering Tech in my area. But if I want to make it past entry level positions in this field, a masters is almost required. According to ASU, what the degree is, is not the issue, as long as the courses matched their requirements. The only issue I found is the nationally accreditation. Drexel offers a Engineering Technology Management graduate program, which would be ideal, just wont accept nationally accredited.

 

Will Grantham help in finding accepting schools?

 

Thats a good question. I really have not reached out to their student services department yet. I figured with 8 months remaining in the program, it would be too early to talk to them about it.

 

I'm sorry but there isn't. If there was a list it would almost certainly be a very short list. It's possible that the number of schools on the list would be as small as zero.

you can start here

http://www.abet.org/accreditation/

or here

https://www.onlineu.org/most-affordable-colleges/engineering-management-masters-degrees

 

Much might depend on enrollment. Standards are wonderful to have but keeping your job may be paramount.

Seriously, if you can determine which schools are hurting for students then you may have found the key.

 

if all else fails, would you like to consider a Masters from Europe? There's quite afew top rank Universities that offer some Masters programs via distance learning.

RWTH has a MSc in Management and Engineering

https://www.academy.rwth-aachen.de/en/index/education-formats/msc-degree-programmes/management-and-engineering-in-time-distance-learning

University of Manchester/University of Liverpool has a MSc in Project Management

Manchester also has an MSc in Electrical Power Systems Engineering

http://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/masters/courses/list/10408/msc-electrical-power-systems-engineering-distance-learning/

University of Leeds has a MSc in Engineering Management

https://courses.leeds.ac.uk/d974/engineering-management-msc

 

Ive started messaging the Enrollment advisors, regarding their standards.

 

Thats a great idea. Something im going to look into. Do you know if their degrees and programs would be accepted in the states?

 

I originally was eyeing up ASU for their duel ms/mba program in engineering and management. But thats how i learned about the nationally accredited degree issue. Im going to looking into both schools, MSEM is the target, but depending whats available, im considering project management, technology management, etc. Not looking for a general general focus management, just because I have 6 years managerial experience from retail / restuarant / and industrial positions.

 

If anything meaningful comes out of that then it would be interesting to see.

 

The British schools on that list may accept a Grantham degree (I do not really know that), but RWTH Aachen doesn't. It's not even their own decision. I'm sure some German schools would like to accept DEAC degrees if they had the choice, but they don't. The responsibility for the education system in Germany lies primarily with the German states, and literally, all states in Germany only accept RA degrees from the US. That's a political decision from the ministers of education from the respective state, and unfortunately, it's binding for all German universities, including private ones.

 

So far ive found one school willing to accept NA. University of Arizona. Ill need 3 letters of recommendation, and a competitive GRE and GPA.

 

Ohio Universiy
MEM degree- Master of Engineering Management. 100% online
This is not Masters of Science in Engineering management degree but Masters of Engineering management.

https://onlinemasters.ohio.edu/lpap-mem/

Applicants with a bachelor's degree from a U.S. college or university that is not regionally accredited may be considered with supplemental application materials and an official GRE or GMAT score.

 

You deserve an X. L. Hendt award for finding that.

 

Thank you.

 

The University of Wisconsin - Platteville's online master's in engineering accepts nationally accredited bachelor's degree.

https://www.uwplatt.edu/distance-education/online-master-science-engineering

"Although the master’s program requires no entrance exam, such as the GRE or GMAT, some programs may have specific admission requirements. To be considered for admission, you must have earned a bachelor’s degree from a regionally or nationally accredited institution that meets UW-System standards and is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). International degrees are evaluated on an individual basis."

"Specific Program Requirements

MS in Engineering: Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field from a regionally or nationally accredited institution.
MS in Integrated Supply Chain Management: Requires a bachelor's degree in business administration, industrial technology management, industrial engineering, or a related field from a regionally or nationally accredited institution OR a baccalaureate degree (not identified above) from a regionally or nationally accredited institution and demonstrate extensive experience in one of the areas of emphasis."

 

The University of Texas at Austin

Dear xxx,


Thank you for reaching out! Yes, you can apply to the program with your degree. Our deadline for Spring 2019 is November 1st. I’ll leave the link to our page in case you need to look at detailed information. Please feel free to contact me directly if you have any other questions!
http://executive.engr.utexas.edu/pme/enm-require.php
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YOLIET VELA

Graduate Program Coordinator II, Texas Engineering Executive Education

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From xxxxxxx
Subject: Graduate admissions question

Dear UT representatives.

Is a Bachelors of Science degree in Engineering Technology from DEAC accredited university
an ABET accredited program accepted for admission into UT Masters program in Engineering Management?

Thanks,