Graduate Programs in Robotics
Explore 60+ Robotics graduate programs at 30+ universities across 9 countries.
Overview
Robotics brings together mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and computer science to build machines that sense, move and act. Graduate students study kinematics, control, perception, planning and machine learning, and build and test real robots.
Master's programs combine coursework with hands-on projects, and some offer research theses. A PhD trains researchers who extend what robots can do, in university labs and industry research teams.
Graduates become robotics engineers, controls engineers, perception and computer vision engineers and autonomy software developers. Autonomous vehicles, warehouse automation, manufacturing, surgical robotics and defense are active employers, and robotics skills paired with machine learning are in strong demand.
Most Robotics programs charge between $16,000 and $67,000 a year in tuition. The top ten ranked programs charge between $11,000 and $105,000.
Top Ranked Master's Programs
The five highest-ranked universities offering this degree.
- University of PennsylvaniaMSE in RoboticsDeadline Feb 1 · Tuition $35,300 · Duration 24 months
- Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH)Master Robotics, Systems and ControlDeadline Nov 1 +3 · Duration 18 months
- Johns Hopkins UniversityMS in RoboticsDeadline Jan 15 +2 · Tuition $66,670
- University of Michigan--Ann ArborMaster of Science in RoboticsDeadline Jan 15
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityMaster of Science in Robotics (MSR)Deadline Nov 18 +1 · Tuition $52,000 · Duration 24 months
Top Ranked PhD Programs
The five highest-ranked universities offering this degree.
- University of California, Los AngelesPhD in Physical Computing (Visual Computing and Robotics)Deadline Dec 15 · Tuition $36,297 · Duration 72 months
- University of Michigan--Ann ArborDoctor of Philosophy in RoboticsDeadline Dec 1 · Tuition $63,796
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityPhD in Robotics (MS in Robotics)Deadline Nov 18 +1 · Tuition $60,400 · Duration 72 months
- Georgia Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy in RoboticsDeadline Dec 15
- University of EdinburghInformatics: IPAB: Robotics, Computer Vision, Computer Graphics & Animation PhDDeadline Dec 18 · Tuition $44,544 · Duration 3 years full-time
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