4+1 Accelerated Master's Degree Programs
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Looking to level up your engineering credentials?
Our 4+1 Accelerated Master's Degree Programs are an exciting way for students to get further, faster.
Through our fast-track 4+1 bachelor’s/master’s programs, engineering students who maintain a GPA of 3.5 or higher will be automatically accepted into the master’s program in their field of study, if a program is available. This five-year program allows up to 12 credit hours taken as an undergraduate to count towards our 30-hour master's degrees, and up to 6 of those hours can be double-counted to meet both BS and MS degree requirements.
Learn more about current Accelerated Master's Degree Programs in the following areas:
Biomedical Engineering
From biomechanics to health care delivery, biomedical engineering students at UMass Amherst are revolutionizing the future of human health—and you can, too.
Chemical Engineering
Chemical engineers work with and create advanced materials to solve the world's problems—from designing cleaner fuels that minimize pollution to increasing crop yields to solving the global food crisis.
Civil Engineering
From transportation systems to buildings and more, UMass Amherst Civil Engineering students are protecting natural resources and improving lives.
Environmental Engineering
Environmental engineers are problem solvers whose research helps sustain our planet, from the air we breathe to the water we drink and everything in between.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Electrical and computer engineering offers studies in disciplines ranging from emerging nanoelectronic devices to complex sensing systems.
Industrial Engineering
Industrial engineering students from UMass Amherst improve time and energy efficiency in manufacturing, lower cost and waste in the supply chain, and much more.
Mechanical Engineering
From developing innovative prosthetic limbs to advanced wind turbines, you can harness your creativity as a UMass Amherst mechanical engineering student.
Engineering Management
Managing modern teams of engineers requires technical knowledge, leadership and management skills.
Materials Science and Engineering
Benefit from the breadth, diversity, and flexibility of the highly interdisciplinary and vibrant MSE program.
Manufacturing Engineering
Developing the next generation of engineers with the skills necessary to lead the digital transformation of manufacturing to industry 4.0
More information
More information on these, and all campus graduate programs, can also be found at UMass Graduate Programs.