Master of Science in Engineering Management Online

Gain the tools and experience to oversee innovative engineering projects and teams in today’s technology-oriented environment.

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Program Overview

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Develop the high-level decision-making skills needed to successfully lead a team of engineers. The online Master of Science in Engineering Management program from the University of New Orleans offers technical and financial insight into how complex engineering projects should be designed, operated and managed.

Applicable across a broad scope of disciplines, this dynamic online program from the Dr. Robert A. Savoie College of Engineering gives you the financial, leadership and information systems fundamentals necessary for advancement to high-level roles. You will learn how to guide and shape projects large and small and, in the process, develop stronger quantitative analysis, financial management, ethical and social responsibility, and administrative skills needed to direct teams and streamline efforts.

Our multidisciplinary curriculum weaves business fundamentals into your degree while helping you build on your engineering or technical background, as well as your passion for innovation and entrepreneurship. You will graduate ready to be a leader.

In this online engineering management master’s program, you will:

  • Demonstrate proper use of learned tools and principles to solve advanced engineering management problems
  • Learn current project management techniques to enhance career opportunities
  • Understand the importance of social responsibility and ethical conduct for engineering managers
  • Create effective written reports and deliver effective oral presentations
  • Demonstrate proper use of learned tools and principles to solve advanced engineering management problems
  • Learn current project management techniques to enhance career opportunities
  • Understand the importance of social responsibility and ethical conduct for engineering managers
  • Create effective written reports and deliver effective oral presentations

As a graduate of this M.S. in Engineering Management online program, you will be prepared for advanced roles such as:

  • Technical Program Manager
  • Head of Engineering
  • Chief Technology Officer
  • Senior Engineering Specialist
  • Project Engineer
  • Technical Program Manager
  • Head of Engineering
  • Chief Technology Officer
  • Senior Engineering Specialist
  • Project Engineer

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The University of New Orleans College offers multiple online degrees. Check out our online programs.

The University of New Orleans College offers multiple online degrees. Check out our online programs.

Total Tuition $14,600
Duration As few as 12 months
Credit Hours 30
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Tuition

Take advantage of tuition that keeps your budget in check

The UNO online M.S. in Engineering Management program offers the same affordable, pay-by-the-course tuition for all in-state and out-of-state students. Fees are included in the total tuition.

Tuition Breakdown:

Per Credit Hour $487*
Total Tuition $14,600

Calendar

Follow this schedule for your online engineering management master’s

The M.S. in Engineering Management online program offers multiple start dates each year and accelerated 8-week courses. View the full calendar for upcoming start dates and corresponding deadlines.

TermStart DateApp DeadlineDocument DeadlineRegistration DeadlineTuition DeadlineClass End DateTerm Length
Spring A1/13/251/3/251/3/251/12/251/9/253/7/257 weeks
Spring B3/10/252/28/252/28/253/9/253/6/255/2/257 weeks
Summer 20256/2/255/23/255/23/256/1/255/29/257/25/257 weeks
Fall A8/18/258/9/258/9/258/17/258/14/2510/10/257 weeks

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Apply Date 1/3/25
Class Starts 1/13/25

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Admissions

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Our streamlined admission process makes it easy for you to begin your application today. Read the admission requirements below to ensure you qualify.

Admission Requirements

Admission Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field
  • Minimum 2.5 undergraduate GPA
  • No GRE required

To apply for the M.S. in Engineering Management online program, you will need:

  • Transcripts from all previously attended institutions
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, math, earth and environmental sciences, chemistry, or computer science; bachelor’s in other majors evaluated on a case-by-case basis
  • Minimum 2.5 GPA in all undergraduate coursework
  • Professional resume

International Applicants must meet all standard admissions requirements as well as the following:

  • English Proficiency Requirement (can be unofficial copies). Official transcripts are required before enrollment. Some countries eligible for waiver. Completion of a bachelor's degree in the US will satisfy English proficiency requirement.
  • Transcripts: All foreign transcripts (universities outside of the U.S.) must be evaluated by a NACES Evaluation Agency. An official course-by-course evaluation must be included
  • Passport: A copy of the student’s passport must be provided.
  • Program is not eligible for issuance of I-20's.

Submit official documents to:

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The University of New Orleans
2000 Lakeshore Drive
New Orleans, LA 70148

Courses

Explore the courses in your online M.S.E.M. program

To earn the M.S. in Engineering Management online, you must complete 10 courses (30 credit hours). Read the course descriptions below for more information.

Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Course discussion includes concepts involved in effectively managing an innovative organization, the relationship between innovation and strategic planning, methods for fostering innovation within an organization, and guidelines for overcoming barriers to implementing innovative ideas within organizational structures.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Basic concepts of ethical and legal aspects of engineering management are reviewed, including a review of court systems, contracts, torts, agency and business entity formation. Additionally, human resources management in areas such as hiring, promotions, and staffing will be reviewed. Basic precepts of Total Quality Management are also presented.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Fundamental concepts of entrepreneurship and commercialization applicable to technology-based products and businesses. The concepts presented are not only appropriate to the startup of a technology-based business, but also incorporate entrepreneurial aspects appropriate to generating new business within a large company. Course topics include accounting and financing a technology enterprise; strategic marketing; organizational and ethical issues; key legal considerations affecting technology-based ventures.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Basic concepts of accounting, financial analysis, and economic analysis applied to problems confronting the engineer. Emphasis will be placed upon interpreting and using accounting and cost data in planning and projecting work, as well as analysis using financial and economic models.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Use of statistical analysis and risk management principles in the decision making process. Emphasis will be upon probabilistic thinking and applying concepts of statistics and decision making models to uncertain decision making situation.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Encompasses project organization structure, project planning and control. Discussions will include performance analysis based on earned value. Emphasis will be given to project management information systems. Human behavior in the project setting will be discussed.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Individual or team study and evolution of a project involving engineering management. The project may be specified or may be developed from the student’s own work environment. The project will culminate in a formal report presented and defended before faculty and other interested parties.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduction to the fundamentals of systems engineering. Presents a holistic approach to principles, methods, and tools for system engineering as applied to complex systems development. Systems engineering includes the analysis of complexity through decomposition and reintegration, the prediction of emergent properties, writing and providing traceability for requirements, methods for uncertainty and risk analysis as applied to cost and technology, and evolution of design and operations. Focuses on the conceptual phase of product definition, including technical, economic, market, environmental, regulatory, legal, manufacturing, and societal factors. Various standards, guides, and handbooks are applied to establish a basis for synthesis to a system domain.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Special lectures or independent study on subjects of current interest in the various fields of engineering management. No student may earn more than a total of nine hours of degree credit in these courses.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Describes the basic concepts of quality planning and quality control. Discussion on quality improvement plans, Deming philosophy, and Juran’s quality trilogy, the Deming prize and Baldrige award for quality excellence, and quality circles. Study of the statistical approach to quality control and the use of control charts and other quality control tools. Case studies from around the world on the implementation of total quality management.

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