Overview

Graduate School / Graduate School is located in Houghton, MI, in a small setting.

Departments & Programs

Interdisciplinary Programs

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Engineering (ME)
Master of Finance (MF)
Master of Geographic Information Science (MGIS)
(Graduate Certificate)
Master of Forestry (MF)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Science (MS)
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Master of Engineering Management (MEM)
Master of Engineering (M Eng)	MEG

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	424
Doctoral Degrees	84
Other Advanced Degrees	103

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE not required Thesis Required for some Thesis, Report or Course work option
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE (for some programs) Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Complete all course work and research credits, Pass Qualifying Examination, Pass Research Proposal Examination, Prepare and Submit Approved Dissertation, Pass Final Oral Defense
Other Advanced Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE (for some programs) Varies

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

6,759

Applied

1,384

Accepted

423

Enrolled

Applying

0

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE not required
Master's Degree Requirements	Statement of purpose, personal statement, official transcripts, 2-3 letters of recommendation
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE (for some programs)
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Statement of purpose, personal statement, official transcripts, 2-3 letters of recommendation
Additional Entrance Requirements	Statement of purpose, personal statement, official transcripts, letters of recommendation (for some programs)

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

1,219

Total Graduate Students

45%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	1.31%
Black or African American	1.56%
White or Caucasian	45%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.33%
Asian	1.31%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	2.3%
Unknown	2.05%

Gender

Male (69%)

Female (30%)

Faculty

559

Total faculty

Full-time - 411

Part-time - 148

Male (399)

Female (160)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Robotics and mechanics, transportation and infrastructure, energy and sustainability, computation and electronics, life science and health
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	44,532,425

Location & Contact

Address Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI  49931
United States

Contact Dr. Will H. Cantrell
Dean of the Graduate School
Email: cantrell@mtu.edu
Phone: -487-3007
Fax: 906-487-2284

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