Master’s Admissions

Take on Tomorrow’s Challenges

The world moves fast. Our engineering master’s programs move even faster. With an eye on emerging trends and industry needs, our flexible degree programs equip and inspire engineers who shape the future. Accelerate your career at Duke.

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Specialties That Will Shape the Future

With a Duke master’s degree, you’ll launch into the world with the know-how and sense of purpose you need to create innovative solutions to serious challenges faced by real people.

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Master of Science, Master of Engineering or Master of Engineering Management?

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The Data

943

Master’s students

17,000+

Duke Engineering alumni

#13

Most Innovative Schools

U.S. News & World Report

Top 10

Graduate Engineering Program Popular with Women

U.S. News & World Report

40

Patents issued to faculty in 2023

$94M

New research awards in FY23

↓48%

Lower cost of living in Durham vs. San Jose, Calif.

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Height of the snorting bull sign at Durham Bulls Athletic Park

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Pres. Vincent Price poses for a photo with first-years after the Convocation for New Undergraduate Students at Duke Chapel.

Diversity Makes Better Engineers

An optimist sees the glass as half full. A pessimist? Half empty. An engineer sees a glass that’s twice as big as it needs to be. Point is, engineers see things differently. Duke engineers see things very differently. Why use glass at all? Can we create a more efficient material? Ooh, should we include a water quality sensor? Here, we value different backgrounds and ways of thinking—because new approaches generate new solutions.

Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
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Bright Horizons EdAssist Partnership

We’re proud to partner with Bright Horizons EdAssist Solutions. Eligible students who use this benefit:

  • Pay no application fee, and
  • Receive a scholarship

Durham and Beyond

Location. Location. Location.

The heart of the NC Triangle, Duke’s hometown of Durham is vital to our student experience.

This thriving, energetic community is home to hundreds of startups and standard bearers. Nearby, Research Triangle Park is rightly famed as one of the finest global centers of tech innovation.

No one needs an advanced degree to see why Durham consistently ranked among America’s best places to live. Even so, we’re happy to report that the Bull City is a great place to earn one.