UC Berkeley College of Engineering
Accredited degree from a Top 3 Engineering School
Taught and offered by UC Berkeley College of Engineering
Learn from top-tier, world-renowned faculty
Select the courses that best match your career goals
Complete in as little as 9 months
Customize the degree to your schedule
100% online learning
Lecture videos, hands-on projects, live office hours and real-time connections with instructors and peers
$42,000 USD total tuition
($1,750 x 24 units = $42,000), plus applicable per-semester fees, with pay-as-you-go tuition for each unit*
Earn your master's from Berkeley Engineering without putting your career on pause
Ready to advance, transform, and enhance your career in engineering and technology? Earn your Master of Advanced Study in Engineering (MAS-E) from Berkeley Engineering,consistently ranked among the top three engineering schools in the country byU.S. News & World Report.
Designed for part-time, self-paced study, the MAS-E program gives you the ability to complete your master’s without putting your career on pause.Learn on your schedule with courses across four distinct concentrations, providing you with extended skill sets across different types of engineering. Through this program, you will learn from and interact with the elite faculty at Berkeley Engineering to develop the critical knowledge and technical skills you need to succeed at the highest levels in your career.
Customize your degree for your unique career goals
Design your degree learning journey with the Berkeley MAS-E Curriculum Planner, your comprehensive guide to exploring and creating your unique plan to help you meet your career goals. Save and share your plan with a Berkeley Engineering academic advisor.
With 4 distinct interdisciplinary concentrations to choose from, the degree is truly versatile to provide a well-rounded engineering education:
Infrastructure, energy, and the environment
This concentration puts you on track for roles such as Infrastructure Project Manager, Structural Engineer, Sustainability Consultant, and Geotechnical Engineer.
Advanced Manufacturing and Materials
This concentration puts you on track for roles such as Manufacturing Engineer, Materials Scientist, Product Development Engineer, and Industrial Engineer.
Electronics and systems engineering
This concentration puts you on track for roles such as Electrical Engineer, and Renewable Energy Engineer.
Robotics and Controls
This concentration puts you on track for roles such as Robotics Engineer, and Autonomous Systems Developer.
Learn more about the curriculum or career outcomes.
Berkeley's MAS-E in the headlines
Fortune on UC Berkeley's commitment to making education more accessible for working professionals.
Forbes on "knowledge upgrades" in STEM fields through MAS-E to help today's engineers keep pace with the speed of innovation.
BestColleges.com on the asynchronous, personalized nature of the MAS-E. Students will be able to complete coursework from anywhere in the world, and even leverage live office hours with top Berkeley educators throughout their study.
KTVU Fox 2 interview of Quentin McAndrews from Coursera who speaks to this incredible online opportunity as well as the prestige of Berkeley.
Admissions information
Applications for the Spring 2025 session are open!
Important Dates: Note all applications close at 8:59PM PT.
Spring 2025
- July 22, 2024: Spring 2025 Final Application Deadline
Interested in Learning More about the MAS-E?
- Watch the MAS-E Overview Video
- Try the MAS-E Preview Course
- Ready to apply? Check out the MAS-E Curriculum Planner and get started on your degree!
Final application deadline is July 22
Request more information
Accredited degree from a Top 3 Engineering School
Taught and offered by UC Berkeley College of Engineering
Learn from top-tier, world-renowned faculty
Select the courses that best match your career goals
Complete in as little as 9 months
Customize the degree to your schedule
100% online learning
Lecture videos, hands-on projects, live office hours and real-time connections with instructors and peers
$1,750 per unit
($1,750 x 24 units = $42,000), plus applicable per-semester fees, with pay-as-you-go tuition for each unit*
Accredited degree from a Top 3 Engineering School
Taught and offered by UC Berkeley College of Engineering
Learn from top-tier, world-renowned faculty
Select the courses that best match your career goals
Complete in as little as 9 months
Customize the degree to your schedule
100% online learning
Lecture videos, hands-on projects, live office hours and real-time connections with instructors and peers
$1,750 per unit
($1,750 x 24 units = $42,000), plus applicable per-semester fees, with pay-as-you-go tuition for each unit*
Earn your master's from Berkeley Engineering without putting your career on pause
Ready to advance, transform, and enhance your career in engineering and technology? Earn your Master of Advanced Study in Engineering (MAS-E) from Berkeley Engineering,consistently ranked among the top three engineering schools in the country byU.S. News & World Report.
Designed for part-time, self-paced study, the MAS-E program gives you the ability to complete your master’s without putting your career on pause.Learn on your schedule with courses across four distinct concentrations, providing you with extended skill sets across different types of engineering. Through this program, you will learn from and interact with the elite faculty at Berkeley Engineering to develop the critical knowledge and technical skills you need to succeed at the highest levels in your career.
Customize your degree for your unique career goals
Design your degree learning journey with the Berkeley MAS-E Curriculum Planner, your comprehensive guide to exploring and creating your unique plan to help you meet your career goals. Save and share your plan with a Berkeley Engineering academic advisor.
With 4 distinct interdisciplinary concentrations to choose from, the degree is truly versatile to provide a well-rounded engineering education:
Infrastructure, energy, and the environment
This concentration puts you on track for roles such as Infrastructure Project Manager, Structural Engineer, Sustainability Consultant, and Geotechnical Engineer.
Advanced Manufacturing and Materials
This concentration puts you on track for roles such as Manufacturing Engineer, Materials Scientist, Product Development Engineer, and Industrial Engineer.
Electronics and systems engineering
This concentration puts you on track for roles such as Electrical Engineer, and Renewable Energy Engineer.
Robotics and Controls
This concentration puts you on track for roles such as Robotics Engineer, and Autonomous Systems Developer.
Learn more about the curriculum or career outcomes.
Berkeley's MAS-E in the headlines
Fortune on UC Berkeley's commitment to making education more accessible for working professionals.
Forbes on "knowledge upgrades" in STEM fields through MAS-E to help today's engineers keep pace with the speed of innovation.
BestColleges.com on the asynchronous, personalized nature of the MAS-E. Students will be able to complete coursework from anywhere in the world, and even leverage live office hours with top Berkeley educators throughout their study.
KTVU Fox 2 interview of Quentin McAndrews from Coursera who speaks to this incredible online opportunity as well as the prestige of Berkeley.
Admissions information
Applications for the Spring 2025 session are open!
Important Dates: Note all applications close at 8:59PM PT.
Spring 2025
- July 22, 2024: Spring 2025 Final Application Deadline
Interested in Learning More about the MAS-E?
- Watch the MAS-E Overview Video
- Try the MAS-E Preview Course
- Ready to apply? Check out the MAS-E Curriculum Planner and get started on your degree!
Watch Berkeley Engineering Dean Tsu-Jae King Liu explain how the MAS-E can help you reach your unique career goals
Berkeley Engineering, the #1 public engineering school in the U.S., is offering a new, fully online master’s degree.
This flexible and customizable degree program makes a Berkeley education accessible to working engineers and STEM professionals who want to move ahead without putting their careers on pause. Learn how the MAS-E program can help you gain state-of-the-art knowledge and technical skills in your field, and help you to accelerate your career.
Pay-as-you-go tuition for each unit
- $42,000 USD tuition, plus applicable per semester fees**Figures for tuition and fees represent currently approved or proposed amounts and may not be final. Actual tuition and fees are subject to change by the University of California as determined to be necessary or appropriate. Final approved tuition and fee levels may differ from the amounts presented.
- Pay-as-you-go tuitionBecause you only have to pay for the courses you’ve enrolled in, you have more flexibility to temporarily take time away from your studies if your current job calls for it.
- Financial aid opportunitiesDiscover more ways you can make this program fit your budget by exploring assistance options like federal loans, scholarships and employer tuition reimbursem*nt. Learn more: https://financialaid.berkeley.edu/prospective-students/
Wondering if the MAS-E is right for you?
UC Berkeley's "Master of Advanced Study in Engineering Degree Preview" course showcases some of the elite faculty and advanced instruction you'll experience when you join the MAS-E degree program. The course introduces you to the innovative MAS-E program and its career-focused concentration areas, giving you a short preview of selected degree course content.
Try the MAS-E Preview Course
Frequently asked questions
The Master of Advanced Study in Engineering (MAS-E) is a unique online degree. It does not exist as an on-campus program. Upon completion of program requirements, students receive a Master of Advanced Study in Engineering degree. You can also display your chosen theme area on your resume to demonstrate your specialized skills. The MAS-E degree is a STEM degree.
With this flexible degree, you can choose your courses to prepare for senior technical and management roles in a range of fields, such as electrical engineer, materials engineer, environmental engineer, and more. You can tailor your degree to prepare you for the career you're most interested in, from advanced manufacturing to integrated circuits, environmental engineering, AI and transportation, agriculture, control systems, to robotics. The curriculum covers a broad array of interdisciplinary engineering domains, and is designed for personalization to meet your career goals.
The MAS-E program can be taken part-time or full-time, depending on your needs. Program staff can help advise on a per-term course load based on your interests and career goals. Please note: the Graduate Maximum Unit Limit is 20.5 units per semester. Six units minimum per semester is required to qualify for federal loans.
Students may complete the program in a minimum of two semesters (full-time) and a maximum of four years (part-time). We anticipate that most students will be on a two- to three-year length program plan. MAS-E classes are offered in fall, spring and summer sessions. Students may choose to skip only the summer session(s) without withdrawing from the program. Note that master’s degree students must be enrolled in a minimum of four units per semester for at least two semesters to meet University of California academic residency requirements. The four-unit semesters do not need to be consecutive. Otherwise, fall and spring sessions have a minimum enrollment of one unit to maintain student status.
The MAS-E degree is only available online. This is by design as the innovative and dynamic curriculum of fully online courses helps you fit your studies into your schedule with your personal and professional life.
Yes, you’ll learn from Berkeley Engineering faculty who are recognized as leading experts in their fields and teachers and researchers in the world.
Throughout each course of the program, you’ll be able to attend live, online office hours with faculty. Additional instructional staff will also help you stay on track and answer your questions.
When you join the MAS-E program, you’ll have access to a range of campus resources such as:
- GradPro (professional development)
- Graduate writing center
- D-Lab (social sciences research and data)
- Career Center
- UC Berkeley Libraries
- Student well-being portal
Yes. Your CalNet ID and password is sufficient for all Web access needs, but online students may also get a physical Cal 1 ID card, which would need to be picked up in person on campus.
Internships are not part of the MAS-E curriculum, but these industry-focused courses will help prepare you with hands-on projects and career-oriented outcomes.
Yes, you must submit an application fee when you apply. The application fee is not refundable. If you are a U.S. citizen or current permanent resident, the application fee is $135; for all others, the fee is $155.
U.S. citizens or permanent residents who can demonstrate financial need are eligible to apply for a waiver of the application fee. See guidelines for waivers.Read more about application fees at https://grad.berkeley.edu/admissions/steps-to-apply/requirements/
No, due to the unique MAS-E one-unit courses, credits earned from classes taken at other institutions are not transferable to the MAS-E degree program.
You will pay tuition and fees each semester according to how many courses you enroll in. The tuition cost per course unit is $1,750. Bills are issued each semester and can also be paid through monthly installments.
Additional per-semester campus fees are required. Campus fees total approximately $908 for the fall 2023 semester. First semester students also pay a one-time document management fee of $107. Tuition and fees are pending approval and subject to change.
Berkeley Engineering is pleased to offer MAS-E scholarships to qualified candidates. Recipients are awarded partial scholarships based on criteria including academic merit; financial need; overcoming personal, academic or professional barriers; and experience with diversity. Please communicate these through your application’s responses in the:
- Economic Background section
- Personal History Statement
- Personal Information
To apply to the MAS-E program, a bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related STEM field is required. Your bachelor’s degree (or recognized equivalent) must be from an accredited institution.
If you have completed a degree in a country/region in which the official language is not English, you are required to submit official evidence of English language proficiency via the TOEFL or IELTS exam. If you have completed at least one year of full-time academic coursework (with grades of B or better) in residence at a recognized U.S. institution, you do not need to take a standardized test. Instead, you must upload an unofficial transcript from the recognized U.S. institution.
For more information and FAQ's about letters of recommendation, visit Berkeley's page here.
