Graduate students Adam Foshie and Charles Rizzo work on autonomous vehicle GRANT

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Future Students


Our graduate programs are designed for working professionals looking to advance their career. We offer an MS in reliability and maintainability engineering (RME) as well as graduate certificates in RME and fire protection engineering. Learn more about those programs below.

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Graduate Certificates


Our department offers several graduate certificates that will help you gain in-demand skills needed to move forward in your career. Check out our programs below:  

Fire Protection Engineering

Students who want to apply their engineering knowledge toward protecting people, property, and the environment can obtain a certificate in fire protection engineering certificate. This program teach students how to assess for risks of fire, reduce the risk of fires, and create safeguards. 

Reliability and Maintainability 

The reliability and maintainability engineering graduate certificate program emphasizes strategic methodologies, predictive analytics, and proactive maintenance practices to help students detect, address, and prevent system failures that can disrupt functionality or cause downtime in the workplace. 

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