Get the Upper-Management Skills You Need with a Master’s Degree in Engineering
Do you want to lead teams of creative designers to make new creations a reality? At Liberty, we want to help equip you for the next step in your career so you can move from building each piece of a project to leading teams to the finish line. By building on your experience and developing new skills for leadership, you can take your current engineering expertise even further.
Our Office of University Research and Analysis reports that there were almost 15,000 jobs posted requesting a Master of Science related to engineering in the past year. These jobs are for experienced professionals like architectural and engineering managers who receive a median salary of $112,000. If you continue your education and complete a doctoral degree like our Ph.D. in Engineering, that income increases to an average of $124,000 a year. We can help you bridge the gap from your hands-on experience to the higher-order thinking it takes to be successful as a manager.
Liberty University’s MS in Engineering is focused on the “Creationeering” philosophy of melding business and engineering. You can graduate prepared to lead a team of engineers, and together, you will better your company and the world around you. With our vision to Train Champions for Christ, you’ll get an added edge to your degree that demonstrates a level of integrity that companies need in their engineering leaders. Join Liberty’s mission and get ready to build toward a new future in engineering leadership.
What is Creationeering?
At Liberty, we define Creationeering as the joining of engineering processes with basic business concepts. For the engineering side of things, this includes the design, synthesis, procurement, logistics, assembly, performance, sustainability, and recycling of a process. The business side of Creationeering focuses on the value of people, finances, moral law, communications, and organizational structure.
Award-Winning Campus
At Liberty, you’ll find an affordable, high-quality education that equips students like you for the real world. Our commitment to excellence helped us rank as the #4 Best College Campus in America by Niche.com. Earning your degree from a nonprofit university with state-of-the-art resources like ours can help set you apart from your peers.
Why Choose Liberty’s MS in Engineering Degree?
In this program, you will complete various projects to gain hands-on experience working with teams to solve complex problems. You can flex your new leadership muscles in this practical program, gaining the skills you need for upper management in just 2 years.
With the flexibility to choose courses that best fit your career path and field, you can build a degree plan that can give you the specific skills you need. Our faculty of industry-leading engineers will come alongside you throughout the program to advise and guide you to becoming the leader you need to be. You have a vision for your path forward, and we have the tools that can help you make it a reality.
What Will You Learn in Our M.S. in Engineering Degree?
Companies are looking for engineers with a very specific skill set. To fit the bill, you’ll need to hone your project management, product development, strategic planning, and quality management skills. These are vital if you want to expand beyond your current work and land an upper-management position in this growing field. At Liberty, we have the degree you’ll need to continue advancing your expertise in engineering while also developing your management style.
Additionally, employers want their top engineers to think outside of the box to solve complex system issues with integrity. Here are some of the major principles we want our MS in Engineering graduates to walk away with:
- How to integrate qualitative and quantitative tools to perform effective engineering analysis and research
- How to evaluate and present scholarship relevant to engineering contexts that reflects a knowledge of literature of the discipline
- How to incorporate a Christian worldview when solving engineering challenges
View the Degree Completion Plan, and check out our featured courses below for more information.
Featured Courses
ENGR 505 – Finite Element Analysis
ENGR 525 – Continuum Mechanics
ENGR 545 – Fatigue
ENGR 637 – Materials Characterization Methods
Highlights of Our Engineering Master’s Degree
- Liberty University’s Center for Engineering Research & Education (CERE) promotes research and development of all forms of energy generation, storage, and transmission.
- Through the CERE, you will have the opportunity to observe and assist with research in Liberty’s state-of-the-art facility.
- You will have access to the latest technology and qualified faculty who seek to know you personally and to provide you with opportunities for education, research, and training in a Christ-centered environment.
- Pursuing Liberty’s non-thesis engineering track means earning your master’s degree faster and getting started in your field sooner.
M.S. in Engineering Degree Information
- Residential format
- 30 total hours
- Transfer in up to 18 credits
- This program falls under the School of Engineering
- View the Degree Completion Plan
- View the course catalog
Potential Career Opportunities for Engineering Graduates
- Architectural project manager
- Chief engineer
- Director of engineering
- Engagement director
- Engineering manager
- Head of technology and development
- Project engineer
- Senior project engineer
- Technology development owner
Admission Requirements for Graduate Degrees
Every application is reviewed on a case-by-case basis, and all applicants must submit the following documents and meet the minimum requirements for admission:
- Admission application
- Official bachelor’s degree transcripts showing a completed engineering or STEM-related degree with a 3.0 GPA or higher
- Self-certification form for students in the final term of their bachelor’s degree
- Current Liberty undergraduate students seeking preliminary acceptance into a graduate program must complete a degree/certificate application through their ASIST account
