Master’s in Engineering Management Program Overview
Ranked #2 by U.S. News & World Report, Johns Hopkins Engineering for Professionals online Engineering Management program prepares you to lead with confidence. The curriculum provides engineering professionals the opportunity to build competencies in an array of technical and managerial positions.
While management courses serve as the core of the program, you have the opportunity to choose which specialty track aligns with your interests and goals. If you are pursuing a career in the systems acquisition, systems development, or a production domain as a project manager or program manager, or aspire to general management, the Technical Leadership track is oriented for you.
For the functional manager seeking to further develop a mix of management and technical skills, you can choose a specialty track to advance those technical skills in your chosen engineering discipline while enhancing your ability to manage and supervise technical personnel. The tracks provide graduate-level work to mix your chosen specialty with engineering management perspectives. Instructors are experienced technical leaders and executives who discuss challenges you are likely to face as a professional. As a student, you will learn to:
- Solve challenges as an effective technical contributor and ethical leader to effect global, economic, organizational impact
- Demonstrate grounding in the application of scientific, engineering, and leadership principles
- Be recognized as a professional leader in contemporary, multiple disciplinary technical organizations
- Apply best practices as practitioners; analyze, discriminate, and interpret data, and be a champion of innovation
- Gain professional success and apply learning preparation that builds upon your background for future advanced study
Engineering Management Master’s Degree Tracks
A degree track must be selected.
- Applied Biomedical Engineering
- Applied and Computational Mathematics
- Applied Physics
- Artificial Intelligence
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Science
- Cybersecurity
- Data Science
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Environmental Engineering Science and Management Programs
- Healthcare Systems Engineering
- Information Systems Engineering
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Space Systems Engineering
- Structural Engineering
- Systems Engineering
- Technical Leadership
Programs
We offer two program options for Engineering Management; you can earn a Master of Engineering Management or an Engineering Management Graduate Certificate.
Engineering Management Courses
Get details about course requirements, prerequisites, tracks, and electives offered within the program in the Academic Course Catalogue. All courses are taught by subject-matter experts who are executing the technologies and techniques they teach. For exact dates, times, locations, fees, and instructors, please refer to the course schedule published each term.
Program Contacts
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Email:tgalpin1@jhu.edu
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Email:meghan.stewart@jhu.edu
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Email:annie.cranston@jhuapl.edu
Tuition and Fees
Did you know that 78% of our enrolled students’ tuition is covered by employer contribution programs? Find out more about the cost of tuition for prerequisite and program courses and the Dean’s Fellowship.
Why Hopkins?
When ambition meets opportunity, anything is possible. Earn your degree on your terms at Johns Hopkins Engineering for Professionals.
Why Engineering Management? - Watch this video of Stephanie Caporaletti, an alum who shares why earning her master’s in engineering management was an integral part of achieving her career goals.
Industry-Specific Knowledge - Unique to Engineering for Professionals, faculty are senior-level, notable professionals who are the decision-makers and changemakers in the industry. For you, this means you learn the latest techniques, technologies, and solutions-based strategies to start enhancing your career, immediately.
Expert Faculty - Study with faculty who are practicing scientists and notable professionals with the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, RK&K Engineering, Sears, Rockwell-Collins Avionics, IBM, technical start-ups, the oil and gas industry, and legal firms. Exceptional one-on-one mentoring sets you on a course to be a confident, knowledgeable leader.
“I liked that I could complete most, if not all of the desired classes online. It gave me a lot more flexibility. I also liked that the Engineering Management curriculum was both a mix of technical and managerial coursework. ”
Master of Engineering Management Programs Consortium
The MEMPC (Master of Engineering Management Programs Consortium) consists of a group of partner universities to promote the value of a master’s degree in Engineering Management. Johns Hopkins University is one of those members.
Academic Calendar
Find out when registration opens, classes start, transcript deadlines and more. Applications are accepted year-round, so you can apply any time.
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From optimizing production to managing automation, JHU EP explains the most common manufacturing engineering career paths and options.
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The key skills, experience, and advanced education you need to reach management roles in engineering.
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Caporaletti has served as program manager of the Engineering Management program since 2022.
Engineering Management FAQ's
A: Engineering Management sits at the intersection of three disciplines: engineering, business, and management. As such, upon completion of your JHU master’s program, you’ll be qualified for a career as a project manager, systems engineer, quality assurance manager, or more. Furthermore, master’s students gain broader skills to manage technical teams across industry and organizations. You’ll have full access to JHU EP’s career services, development, and training tools throughout your education experience.
A: Generally speaking, professionals who hold master’s degrees earn more than their bachelor’s degree counterparts. The pay difference can be tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars. Beyond higher salaries, a master’s program itself gives you opportunities to learn from leaders in the industry and gain hands-on, real-world experience.
A: No. Your prior education must include a degree in a science or an engineering field.
A Master’s in Engineering Management (MEM) typically leads to an average annual salary of around $114,000 to $167,000 in the U.S.. Mid-career professionals often earn between $100,000 and $130,000, while top earners in roles like engineering manager can exceed $200,000, particularly in high-demand sectors like tech or in high-cost-of-living areas
Source: ZipRecruiter
A: While a Master’s of Business Administration is a great degree for business management in general, an MEM is a special type of degree that teaches business management through the very specific lens of engineering. Unlike an MBA, it pulls problems, challenges, and examples solely from engineering businesses and focuses on how business topics are applied to the engineering space.