MEM Distance Learning Program

Our Master of Engineering (MEM) program offers a two-year, part-time online degree for working professionals aiming to enhance their engineering management skills and advance their careers.
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The MEM distance learning program is both online and asynchronous to allow students to continue working full-time. The course content is punctuated with one-week intensive sessions on campus in Ithaca, NY once a year. You will form an intimate cohort of fewer than 50 high-potential engineering leaders. 

Each cohort has its own online community where learners can interact with their classmates and advisors outside of class. As working professionals, students bring a diverse set of experiences to the cohort. Students find enormous value in the opportunity to get to know, to share with, and to learn from one another outside the context of their courses.

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    Lead in Engineering Without Leaving Engineering

    Earn your degree in two years through part-time studies while working. A majority of the coursework is completed online, making it flexible and convenient for busy working professionals.

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    Online and In-Person

    Learn through instructor-led online courses, as well as on-campus sessions where you will work closely with faculty and fellow students. These on-campus sessions take place in June, when you can enjoy all of the beauty that Ithaca has to offer!

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    Expertise at Your Finger Tips

    All courses are authored by Cornell faculty and taught by engineering faculty and senior practitioners. There are many opportunities for personal and direct interaction with faculty through small, seminar-style discussions, online chats, and face-to-face meetings during on-campus sessions. On average, you will take two courses at a time.

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    Cornell Alumni Network

    Just as with other college of engineering degrees, students choose Cornell in part because of the opportunity to build a lasting professional network. Become part of a lifelong global network of over 230,000 living Cornell alumni!

Cornell University is among the top universities for startup founders. PitchBook’s annual university rankings compare schools by tallying up the number of alumni entrepreneurs who have raised venture capital in the last decade. The rankings are powered by PitchBook data and are based on an analysis of nearly 167,000 VC-backed founders.

See Engineering Management in Action

Get a real look at how the M.Eng. in Engineering Management blends leadership training, technical depth, and hands-on project experience to prepare you for the next step in your career.

A unique view inside our program, and how earning your master’s degree online works in practice.
This exercise during our Residential Intensive challenges our Engineering Management Distance Learning students to create, adapt, and present with almost no preparation time. The result? A powerful lesson in confidence, adaptability, and leadership.

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We are available to guide you through your academic experience. As an online learning student, you will engage in the same curriculum and collaborate with the same faculty as our on-campus students. This supports our belief that you will receive the same value that our on-campus students receive from the program.

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    Alexis Vargas
    Assistant Director
    607-255-3963
    aev45@cornell.edu