Master of Engineering
ME MEng Class of 2020. Photo by Golnaz Shahmirzadi.
Combine Technical Expertise with Business Leadership
The Master of Engineering is a one-year program designed for students who plan to join the engineering profession following graduation. This accelerated program develops the professional engineering leaders of the future who understand the technical, economic, and social issues of applied science and engineering. The Berkeley MEng integrates engineering coursework with classes in leadership and core management concepts. Students tackle actual industry challenges through case studies and your capstone project.
“The Berkeley MEng helped grow my leadership skills and deepen my technical background in mechanical engineering. The management skills are especially helpful to those that desire an industry role.” – Sahil Kudroli, ME: Modeling and Simulation of Physical Processes and Systems ‘17
Admissions Requirements
- Resume, transcripts, 3 letters of recommendation, 2 short essays, GRE test
- GRE: No min requirement. Avg admittee:
>90% in Quantitative, >70% Verbal, >3.5 score Analytical - TOEFL or IELTS for International students
- Strong technical background equivalent to an engineering bachelor’s degree.
- Average admissions rate for M.Eng program: 12%
Career Placements
Some recent graduates from the Mechanical Engineering MEng program have been hired at:
| Apple | Lockheed Martin |
| Applied Materials | Motorola |
| BAE Systems | RoboTerra |
| Bio-Rad | Sandia National Labs |
| Bosch | Schlumberger |
| Delphi Labs Silicon Valley | Shell |
| Energy Solutions | Space Systems Loral |
| General Motors | TEC Systems |
| Haxis Labs | Tesla |
| HP | Western Digital |
| Intuitive Surgical | & many more… |
“One of the best decisions I’ve made so far in terms of my professional development!”
– Emma Guerra, ME: Product Design ‘17
