Non-engineering undergraduate background
Who knows? Maybe you've been an engineer all along.
Recent research shows that 62% of college graduates have jobs that require a degree, but only 27% work in a job that relates to their major. Every day, students with undergraduate degrees elsewhere on the STEM spectrum are exploring engineering as an alternative.
An M.S. from the Wayne State University College of Engineering opens doors to all sorts of possibilities. Engineers are innovators, leaders and problem solvers. They work in health care, information technology, construction management, manufacturing, law and business. Engineers make significant contributions to the local and global economy as well as a profound difference in the community.
Graduate students who come from a non-engineering background can earn the same M.S. as those who have a bachelor's in engineering.
Questions? Please contact engineeringgrad@wayne.edu.
Do you have an undergraduate degree in chemistry? Physics? Biology? Math? You can potentially earn a graduate degree in the following:
- Alternative Energy Technology
- Biomedical Engineering
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Chemical Engineering and Material Science
- Data Science and Business Analytics
- Electric-drive Vehicle Engineering
- Engineering Technology
- Environmental Sustainable Engineering
- Industrial and Systems Engineering
Alternative Energy Technology
Science degree in physics or physics-related, chemistry or chemistry-related, environment, and biological-chemistry *.
* Coursework varies in biological-chemistry programs; each applicant will be evaluated for eligibility based upon actual coursework completed
Biomedical Engineering
UG Degrees Accepted (with prerequisites: Calc I & II, Differential Equations, Physics I&II):
- Biology
- Physics
- Kinesiology
- Biochemistry
- Other Life Sciences may be considered but is situational and usually reviewed by the department
- Biomedical Physics are considered for admission without needing the prerequisites we normally require for non-engineering UG majors
Civil and Environmental Engineering
UG Degrees Accepted:
- All science majors, such as geology, biology, physics and chemistry
- Urban planning & Environmental Science programs (usually with prerequisites as determined by the department): can be quite variable in terms of the rigor of math and science requirements
Chemical Engineering
Admitted applicants will be advised to reach out to instructors and work on necessary preparations/prerequisites to ensure they can pass the MS courses.
- BS Chemistry majors
- Physics and biology
- Math
Data Science and Business Analytics
- Any STEM related undergraduate degree
- Required coursework: Calculus I, Calculus II and Elementary Linear Algebra
Electric-Drive Vehicle Engineering
Science degree in computer or information technology, physics or physics-related, chemistry or chemistry-related.
Engineering Technology
UG Degrees Accepted:
- Science degree in computer or information technology,
- Physics or physics-related, chemistry or chemistry-related.;
- Science degree in physics or physics-related,
- Chemistry or chemistry-related,
- Environment, and
- Biological-chemistry *
- Math
* Coursework varies in biological-chemistry programs; each applicant will be evaluated for eligibility based upon actual coursework completed
Environmental and Sustainable Engineering
UG Degrees accepted: All science majors, such as geology, physics, chemistry, biology
Students with a strong science (without a declared major like above) and/or environmental science academic background are also eligible.