There’s high demand for technically skilled engineers who have the business acumen and leadership capabilities to manage effective teams. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects 6% job growth for engineering managers from 2023 to 2033, which is faster than average for all occupations. In 2024, engineering managers earned a median salary of $167,740, outpacing earnings for major engineering job categories.
This program is built for working professionals who want to expand their role and make a broader organizational impact. The curriculum advances your technical and leadership skills, providing the tools to increase your strategic value and earning potential.
Engineering and technology leadership roles span industries. To tailor your path, you’ll choose courses that align with your career goals. You also have the opportunity to earn ASU’s online graduate certificate in Lean Six Sigma Black Belt while completing your degree. This added credential can give you a competitive edge when pursuing management positions.
The knowledge and skills you'll develop
In this hands-on engineering management emphasis, you’ll gain applied skills you can use in any management role, including risk management, Six Sigma and technology leadership.
Courses also expand your technical expertise in:
- Experiment design and execution
- Project and quality management
- Software quality assurance
- Statistical learning
- Supply chain modeling
By graduation, you’ll be equipped to streamline operations, improve processes and lead high-performing teams. You’ll show impact by making data-informed decisions and guiding projects from start to finish.
What is a degree emphasis? Is it the same as a concentration?
A degree emphasis is similar to a concentration, but there are key differences.
- A concentration is a formalized selection of courses within a major. A concentration requires a minimum of 15 credit hours of which at least nine credit hours must be upper division. Your concentration appears on both your ASU diploma and your transcripts.
- An emphasis is a selected topic area defined within the major. It’s typically 9–12 credit hours and doesn’t need to be officially declared. The emphasis will not appear on your diploma or transcripts.
Prepare to lead productive teams and complex projects with Arizona State University’s online Master of Engineering (MEng) with an emphasis in engineering management. This program expands your technical expertise while building the leadership tools to guide teams, improve operations and drive results across industries.
The curriculum includes four core engineering management courses, three industrial engineering methods courses, two electives and an applied project that ties your learning together.
Your choice of foundational courses ranges from enterprise modeling and engineering administration to risk management and Six Sigma methodology. Methods courses explore experiment design, information systems engineering, statistical learning for data mining and more. You’ll also choose two electives from the following paths:
- Entrepreneurship and innovation
- Quality management
- Supply chain management
- Systems and software management
Of the 350+ faculty members in Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, the majority have been honored with the highest awards in their fields. Faculty milestones include:
- National Academy of Construction members.
- National Academy of Engineering member.
- National Academy of Inventors members.
- National Academy of Sciences members.
The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering is dedicated to providing a dynamic learning environment and supporting all students on the paths to their degrees. We’ve received numerous peer-reviewed programmatic honors from U.S. News & World Report.
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Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering.
Applicants to the online Master of Engineering program must have earned a bachelor's or master's degree from a regionally accredited institution in engineering, science or math. A completed calculus sequence is also required.
Applicants must have a minimum 3.00 cumulative GPA in the last 60 credit hours of their first bachelor's degree program. Alternatively, applicants must have a minimum of a 3.00 cumulative GPA in the last 12 units of the postbaccalaureate transcript.
All applicants must submit:
- Graduate admission application and application fee
- Official transcripts
- Personal statement
- Resume
- An applicant whose native language is not English (regardless of current residency) must provide proof of English proficiency.
- Applicants must have completed differential and integral calculus (calculus I and II).
- An upper-division undergraduate course in probability and statistics is recommended. If all other requirements are met, the course may be assigned as a deficiency.
- GRE scores are not required.
- Graduates of non-U.S. institutions must satisfy admission requirements established by the Graduate College.
No, Arizona State University’s diplomas don’t specify whether you earn your degree online or in person. All diplomas and transcripts simply say “Arizona State University.”
Please note your diploma will state the degree you earn: Master of Engineering. Your emphasis in engineering management will not appear on your diploma or transcripts.