Professional Science
Advance your engineering career with our Management concentration. Gain leadership skills for manufacturing and industry roles.
Professional Science, Engineering Management Concentration, M.S.
The Engineering Management concentration in the Master of Science in Professional Science degree was created to provide engineers, scientists, and technicians with the business and management tools needed for leadership positions in manufacturing and industry.
Designed for working professionals, the program can be completed on a part-time basis over two years; classes are held primarily in the evening, and many are online. The program helps equip students with skills (including project management, Six Sigma, and lean manufacturing) to implement and manage competitive process innovations and product development.
Graduates should interact comfortably and intelligently with engineers and business leaders by developing the skill set of both. Engineering management master's programs boost careers by helping train students to solve complex problems; utilize basic finance, accounting, economics, and risk analysis methods; provide competent leadership and develop the skills and abilities of teams and individuals within a company; communicate effectively; and understand the societal, ethical, cultural, legal, and political issues that are prevalent in today's global society.
Graduates go to work in a wide variety of positions in technology-based companies, governmental agencies, non-profit organizations, and consulting firms. Engineering managers are hired by virtually every major corporation in the world. The national average starting salary is $77,500 for EM master's graduates.
If you live in one of these states: AL; you may be able to attend MTSU at in-state rates under the Academic Common Market program.
News Briefs
Grad moves into process engineer position after program
David O'Brien, among initial graduates of the Engineering Management M.S. program (June 2014), now works as a process engineer at Feintool Tennessee. O'Brien develops and implements protocol for the plant-wide continuous improvement program; analyzes current production processes at micro and macro scales; utilizes principles and practices from Lean, Six Sigma, and Kaizen to streamline workflow; and designs and procures tools that enhance workflow, reduce waste, and increase product quality. His background includes regulatory compliance, project management, and technical training. O'Brien worked as a Siemens Healthcare process engineer during a 10-month internship, and also as a graduate assistant for MTSU's experimental vehicles program. "In addition to the program curriculum, experiences gained through the graduate assistantships and internship presented opportunities to further develop skills that are now adding value at my company," he says. O'Brien, who earlier studied Environmental Science (B.S., 2012) at MTSU, also served as president of the Graduate Student Association.
Advisory board members making mark in industry
MTSU's eight Engineering Management advisory board members earned degrees under other programs supervised by professor and former graduate director Dr. Greg Sedrick. The MTSU program is the third in Tennessee started by Sedrick, the first licensed professional engineer in the U.S. under EM. Mike Ingram's 27-year-old TVA career was boosted into project/program and senior management after adding his EM master's (UT-Chattanooga) to his electrical engineering bachelor's (Auburn). "Emphasizing my analytical skills and broadening my business understanding, the degree was a perfect fit for me," he says. Mike Holman works in the aerospace and defense sector as Coleman Aerospace acting vice president of engineering and as director of safety, mission assurance, and information. He earned Engineering Management certification (UT Space Institute) after bachelor's and master's in mechanical engineering (University of Utah). "Engineering management, recognized as a fast-growing discipline that transitions highly technical people into leadership roles, was seen as better suited than a typical business degree," Holman says.
News Briefs
Grad moves into process engineer position after program
David O'Brien, among initial graduates of the Engineering Management M.S. program (June 2014), now works as a process engineer at Feintool Tennessee. O'Brien develops and implements protocol for the plant-wide continuous improvement program; analyzes current production processes at micro and macro scales; utilizes principles and practices from Lean, Six Sigma, and Kaizen to streamline workflow; and designs and procures tools that enhance workflow, reduce waste, and increase product quality. His background includes regulatory compliance, project management, and technical training. O'Brien worked as a Siemens Healthcare process engineer during a 10-month internship, and also as a graduate assistant for MTSU's experimental vehicles program. "In addition to the program curriculum, experiences gained through the graduate assistantships and internship presented opportunities to further develop skills that are now adding value at my company," he says. O'Brien, who earlier studied Environmental Science (B.S., 2012) at MTSU, also served as president of the Graduate Student Association.
Advisory board members making mark in industry
MTSU's eight Engineering Management advisory board members earned degrees under other programs supervised by professor and former graduate director Dr. Greg Sedrick. The MTSU program is the third in Tennessee started by Sedrick, the first licensed professional engineer in the U.S. under EM. Mike Ingram's 27-year-old TVA career was boosted into project/program and senior management after adding his EM master's (UT-Chattanooga) to his electrical engineering bachelor's (Auburn). "Emphasizing my analytical skills and broadening my business understanding, the degree was a perfect fit for me," he says. Mike Holman works in the aerospace and defense sector as Coleman Aerospace acting vice president of engineering and as director of safety, mission assurance, and information. He earned Engineering Management certification (UT Space Institute) after bachelor's and master's in mechanical engineering (University of Utah). "Engineering management, recognized as a fast-growing discipline that transitions highly technical people into leadership roles, was seen as better suited than a typical business degree," Holman says.
Graduates go to work in a wide variety of positions in technology-based companies, governmental agencies, non-profit organizations, and consulting firms. Engineering managers are hired by virtually every major corporation in the world. The national average starting salary is $77,467 for EM master's graduates. Engineering management master's programs boost careers by helping train students to solve complex problems;utilize basic finance, accounting, economics, and risk analysis methods; provide competent leadership and develop the skills and abilities of teams and individuals within a company; communicate effectively; and understand the societal, ethical, cultural,legal, and political issues that are prevalent in today's global society.
A sample listing of career fields from the American Society for Engineering:
- Corporate officers (CEO, COO, CFO)
- Engineering managers
- Information technology managers
- Marketing managers
- Plant managers and engineers
- Production supervisors
- Technical project managers and engineering
- Technical sales
A sample listing of engineering management employers:
- 3M
- Accenture
- American Express
- ARCO
- Arnold Engineering and Development Center
- Assurant
- AT&T
- Automation Alliance Group
- Boeing
- Bridgestone
- Capital One
- Ceco Construction
- L-3 Coleman Aerospace
- Emerson Electric
- EMIT Inc
- FedEx
- Feintool Tennessee Inc.
- Ford
- GAF Materials Corp.
- General Electric
- General Motors
- Hallmark Cards
- Honeywell
- IBM
- InBev-Anheuser Busch
- Jacobs Engineering
- Jarrell Contracting Inc.
- John Deere
- Johnson & Johnson
- Junction Solutions
- Luman International
- Nissan
- Olin Corporation
- Radio Mobile
- Spitzer Industries, Sprint
- Tennessee Valley Association
- Trabue Industrial Systems
- U.S. Department of Defense
- Veteran Affairs
- Volkswagen
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