Engineering Management Program Overview

Engineering Management Program Overview

What is Engineering Management?

Engineers and scientists with business training have an advantage.

Engineering Management integrates technical skills with business training to create the well-equipped leaders that organizations need to solve complex problems. Duke University is a premier provider of engineering management education.

Duke’s Engineering Management program is four graduate technical courses you choose, proven business and management courses for tech leaders, and an internship. This master’s degree can be completed in one year.

Flexibile and Customizable

Customize your degree to match your career goals.

Duke offers elective tracks aimed at in-demand skill sets:

  • Customer Experience and Product Design
  • Data Analytics and Machine Learning
  • Operations and Supply Chain Management
  • Product Management
  • Technology Development
  • Commercialization and Entrepreneurship
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Faculty with Deep Experience

The Duke Engineering Management faculty includes executives-in-residence and instructors from Duke’s highly-regarded professional schools of engineering, law and business.

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Luis Morales Profile Photo

Luis Morales

Executive Director, Master of Engineering Management Program

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Daniel Egger Profile Photo

Daniel Egger

Executive in Residence in the Engineering Graduate and Professional Programs

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Allegra Jordan

Executive in Residence in the Engineering Graduate and Professional Programs

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La Tondra Alyce Murray Profile Photo

La Tondra Alyce Murray

Executive In Residence in the Engineering Graduate and Professional Programs

Great Outcomes for Duke Graduates

Nearly 9 out of 10 graduates are at work or onto further education within six months of graduation.

Duke Engineering management students have access to dedicated services and support – including career services and professional development. Our Master of Engineering Management grads make up a global alumni network spanning multinational companies, small businesses and exciting startups.

A Great Location, Plus Online Options

Duke is in a vibrant, growing region known for innovation.

Our Duke MEM Campus students live and study in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Region:

  • Consistently ranked among the best places to live in the United States
  • Home to Research Triangle Park, which hosts more than 140 major high-tech companies
  • A cost of living far less than in New York City, Boston or California

We also offer Duke MEM Online. Through innovative and immersive virtual learning, our online students:

  • Learn from the same faculty and earn the same degree as on-campus students
  • Come to Duke three times for week-long, in-person residencies
  • Build strong professional relationships with peers and Duke faculty

How Engineering Management Compares

Duke Master of Engineering Management (MEM)Master of Business Administration (MBA)Master of Science (MS) or PhD
CurriculumTechnical electives and courses in: marketing, management, finance, law

Plus a seminar series and an internship
Economics, marketing, accounting, finance, human resources, and international businessTechnical courses, plus research; traditionally a thesis paper or major research project
Undergraduate EducationAny engineering or science degreeDepending on the programMatched to a specific discipline
DurationOn-Campus (1 year) or Online (2 years)Traditionally, 2 yearsDepending on the program
Work ExperienceDesigned for the earliest career stage – usually fewer than five years’ experienceYears of work experience requiredDepending on the program
Student Career GoalsLeadership in a technology-focused organizationManagementResearch career
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Professionalism and the 5 Principles represent the professional behaviors which will help make our graduates successful—both in the workplace and in life.

Jeffrey Glass Hogg Family Director of Engineering Management and Entrepreneurship

Professionalism and the 5 Principles

The core concepts of Duke’s Master of Engineering Management curriculum

Professionalism and the 5 Principles are areas of Duke Master of Engineering Management faculty and staff want to create for our students:

  • Core competencies
  • A shared view
  • A common teaching experience

Competence and skill expected from a professional

  1. Communication – Ability to communicate ideas effectively
  2. Teamwork – Lead and contribute to high-performing groups
  3. Critical Thinking – Solving complex problems
  4. Ethics – Tackling ethical issues in technology
  5. Humanness – Valuing people and creating value for people
Five Principles of Duke MEMP

Institute for Enterprise Engineering

The Duke Master of Engineering Management program, offered by Duke Engineering’s Institute for Enterprise Engineering, provides cutting-edge education to meet the demands of the rapidly evolving industries.

Leveraging Duke Engineering’s research and educational expertise in:

  • Computing Fundamentals
  • AI and Machine Learning
  • Cybersecurity
  • FinTech, including Blockchain
  • Engineering Management
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