Why Get your Master's in Mechanical Engineering at Columbia?


Columbia gives you a rigorous Ivy League education in the heart of a vibrant global city for an experience unlike any place else.

As a student here, you’ll find:

  • Unparalleled Opportunities for Research
    Join faculty in advanced research projects at the forefront of mechanical engineering. Current areas of departmental focus include controls and robotics, energy and micropower generation, fluid mechanics, heat/mass transfer, mechanics of materials, manufacturing, material processing, microelectromechanical systems, nanotechnology, and orthopedic biomechanics.
     
  • Inspiring Faculty
    Learn from faculty mentors who are leaders in the field. From winning patents for significant innovations to winning awards for excellence in teaching, your professors are a passionate, talented, diverse group of professionals who will help you to realize your full potential.
     
  • Customizable Program
    Complete the coursework that will propel you forward in your career. Create a unique program tailored to your goals or choose from one of our four strategic concentrations. 
     
  • Unique Multidisciplinary Environment
    Gain inspiration and insights from other areas of knowledge both within the College of Engineering and beyond. The department collaborates closely with other departments and centers of interdisciplinary research including Columbia University Medical Center and the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center.

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James Hone

James Hone

Wang Fong-Jen Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Bianca Howard

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

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Kristin M. Myers

Professor of Mechanical Engineering

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Vijay Vedula

Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering

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Michael P. Burke

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering

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Qiao Lin

Professor of Mechanical Engineering

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Arvind Narayanaswamy

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering

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Karen E. Kasza

Karen E. Kasza

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering

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Jeffrey W. Kysar

Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

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