12 one-year master's programs in Mechanical Engineering — US

12 programs for a master's in Mechanical Engineering in the US that answer which programs in this group finish in a year. Every program here is 12 months long or shorter.

one-year Programs

Every program here is 12 months long or shorter.

  1. 1

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Master of Engineering in Manufacturing (MEng)

    Application deadline
    Dec 15
    Annual tuition
    $66,720
    Program duration
    12 months
  2. 2

    University of California, Berkeley

    Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

    Application deadline
    Jan 6
    Annual tuition
    $35,224
    Program duration
    12 months
  3. 3
    Application deadline
    Oct 15 +1
    Annual tuition
    $64,800
    Program duration
    12 months
  4. 4
    Application deadline
    Jun 30
    Annual tuition
    $68,919
    Program duration
    12 months
  5. 5
    Application deadline
    Jan 2
    Annual tuition
    $36,575
    Program duration
    12 months
  6. 6

    University of Wisconsin--Madison

    Master of Science in Automotive Engineering

    Application deadline
    Dec 14
    Annual tuition
    $25,336
    Program duration
    12 months
  7. 7
    Application deadline
    Nov 1 +2
    Annual tuition
    $39,344
    Program duration
    12 months
  8. 8
    Application deadline
    Feb 15 +1
    Annual tuition
    $95,596
    Program duration
    9 months
  9. 9

    University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign

    Master of Science in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

    Application deadline
    Oct 1 +2
    Annual tuition
    $31,266
    Program duration
    12 months

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Complete Program List12 programs

The complete list of Mechanical Engineering Master's Programs, ranked by their global university rank first.

First programs in this cohort
RankUniversityProgramDuration
#3Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMaster of Engineering in Manufacturing (MEng)12 months
#6University of California, BerkeleyMaster of Science in Mechanical Engineering12 months
#8Yale UniversityMS in Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science12 months
#12Columbia UniversityMaster of Science in Mechanical Engineering12 months
#23Northwestern UniversityMaster of Science in Theoretical & Applied Mechanics12 months
#26University of California San DiegoMaster of Science in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering12 months
#38University of Wisconsin--MadisonMaster of Science in Automotive Engineering12 months
#41University of Illinois--Urbana-ChampaignMaster of Engineering in Engineering, Autonomy and Robotics Concentration12 months
#41University of Illinois--Urbana-ChampaignMaster of Science in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics12 months
#47Dartmouth CollegeMEng: Mechanical, Operations & Systems Engineering9 months
Rochester Institute of TechnologyMaster of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering12 months
Stevens Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science in Mechanical Engineering12 months

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