The City College of New York offers high quality, broad-based, graduate education at the Masters degree and certificate levels in the traditional and newly emerging multidisciplinary engineering fields. Our faculty are internationally recognized for their excellence in teaching and path-breaking research. Our academic departments and research institutes are equipped with state-of-the art laboratories and research facilities.
Prospective master's degree candidates must complete The City College of New York application process.
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Masters Programs Offered
The Grove School of Engineering offers programs of study leading to Master of Science and Master of Engineering degrees in these areas:
- M.S. in Biomedical Engineering
Advisor: Professor Bingmei Fu - M.E. in Chemical Engineering
Advisor: Professor Carol Steiner - M.E. in Civil Engineering
Transportation advisor: Professor Camille Kamga
Water Resources and Environmental advisor: Professor Hansong Tang
Structural Engineering and Mechanics advisor: Professor Feng-Bao Lin - M.S. in Computer Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Samuel Fenster - M.S. in Computer Science
Advisor: Professor Erik Grimmelmann - M.S. in Cybersecurity
Advisor: Jonathan E. Akeley - M.S. in Data Science and Engineering
Advisor: Professor Michael Grossberg - M.S. in Earth Systems and Environmental Engineering
Advisor: Professor Liubov Kreminska - M.E. in Electrical Engineering
Advisor: Professor Alex Gilerson - M.S. in Information Systems (MIS)
Program is no longer being offered - M.E. in Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Professor Niell Elvin - M.S. in Sustainability in the Urban Environment, in cooperation with the Spitzer School of Architecture and the Divisions of Science and Social Sciences
Advisor: Katherine Gloede Silverman - M.S. in Translational Medicine, in cooperation with CUNY School of Medicine/Sophie Davis Biomedical Education Program
Advisor: Professor J. Christopher Fritton
Masters Degree Admission & Requirements
ADMISSIONS:
The basic requirements to enter the program include a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education, usually with a ‘B’ average in the major field, and one letter of recommendation, preferably from a faculty member who is familiar with the student work. International students must take the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) Examination. A minimum score of 500 (173 Computer based,or 68 Internet Based Testing) is required. Applicants whose scholastic record is considered inconclusive may be required to take undergraduate courses in their fields of specialty, without credit, as conditions for admission to the program.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS:
The master’s degree requires satisfactory completion of 30 credits of approved graduate course work with a minimum average grade of B (GPA = 3.0 out of 4.0).Students are also required to complete any one of the following: a thesis (up to 6 credits), a project (3 credits), a report (no credit), or a seminar (1 credit).
Graduate Certificate Program
The Grove School of Engineering offers programs leading to Advanced Certificates in special topics of Civil Engineering and Engineering Management. Acceptable undergraduate preparation is required to enter the program.
Advanced Certificate in special topics is awarded upon satisfactory completion (minimum G.P.A. of 3.0) of 12 credits of prescribed Professional Master's degree courses that constitute coursework for a specific special topic certificate program.
Last Updated: 09/11/2025 21:02