Overview

College of Engineering / College of Engineering is located in Dartmouth, MA, in a suburban setting.

Departments & Programs

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Department of Computer and Information Science

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Department of Physics

Program in Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology

Program in Engineering and Applied Science

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
(Graduate Certificate)	Electrical engineering systems
(Postbaccalaureate Certificate)	Computer systems
Master of Science (MS)	Civil and environmental engineering
(Postbaccalaureate Certificate)	Software development and design
(Graduate Certificate)	Cybersecurity
(Graduate Certificate)	Radio frequency photonics engineering
(Graduate Certificate)	Industrial and systems engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Computer engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Biomedical engineering and biotechnology
(Postbaccalaureate Certificate)	Computer networks and distributed systems
Master of Science (MS)	Electrical engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Mechanical engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Electrical engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Biomedical engineering and biotechnology
(Graduate Certificate)	Acoustics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Engineering and applied science
(Graduate Certificate)	Communications
Master of Science (MS)	Physics
(Graduate Certificate)	Digital signal processing
Master of Science (MS)	Computer science
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Electrical engineering-computer engineering
(Graduate Certificate)	Computer science

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	89
Doctoral Degrees	12
Other Advanced Degrees	7

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE unless UMass Dartmouth graduated from an engineering program Thesis Required Thesis or project
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

617

Applied

538

Accepted

141

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	August 16th	July 16th	No
Spring deadline	October 1st	September 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE unless UMass Dartmouth graduated from an engineering program
Master's Degree Requirements	Statement of purpose (minimum of 300 words), resume, 3 letters of recommendation, official transcripts
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Statement of purpose (minimum of 300 words), resume, 3 letters of recommendation, official transcripts
Additional Entrance Requirements	Statement of purpose (minimum of 300 words), resume, official transcripts

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 80

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available

Student Body

359

Total Graduate Students

40%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	4.46%
Black or African American	2.51%
White or Caucasian	43%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	4.74%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	2.23%
Unknown	1.67%

Gender

Male (76%)

Female (23%)

Faculty

68

Total faculty

Full-time - 63

Part-time - 5

Male (52)

Female (16)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Computational mechanics and applied probability and statistics, array processing, underwater acoustics and animal acoustics, coastal physics, traffic and transportation engineering, geotechnical engineering, hydrology, hydro-climatology and water resources planning management
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	10,483,000

Location & Contact

Address 285 Old Westport Rd
Dartmouth, MA  02747
United States

Contact Dr. Jean VanderGheynst
Dean, College of Engineering
Email: jvandergheynst@umassd.edu
Phone: 508-999-8539
Fax: 508-999-9137

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