Program Description

The Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) interdisciplinary graduate program (IDGP) brings together faculty from the Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Mechanical & Industrial Engineering from the College of Engineering, as well as the Departments of Chemistry and Physics from the College of Natural Sciences. The Interdisciplinary Graduate Program (IDGP) in Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) offers a Ph.D. degree, and non-thesis and thesis-based M.S. degrees that prepare highly talented and motivated students for graduate studies and/or industry careers in MSE. Faculty in the MSE IDGP work in a wide range of fields such as Advanced Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Biomaterials, Catalysis, Energy Conversion and Storage, Multiscale Modeling and Simulation, Nanoelectronics, Nanotechnology, Quantum Computing, and Soft Matter, among others. Students can pursue coursework, obtain equipment and instrumentation training from dedicated staff, and perform original research at the forefront of MSE in state-of-the-art research laboratories and shared facilities at UMass. 

Admission Requirements

• A GPA of 3.0 required in undergraduate degree
• GRE  Recommendable(The GRE requirement is waived and not required for students applying for Spring 2023 and Fall 2023)

IELTS Requirements

Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking	Overall
6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5

Remarks:

• Total 33 Credits program(Yearly tuition fee is given)
• I20(Visa Letter) can be obtained only after submitting a bank statement with a balance of USD $50,305