Advance your engineering or science career with a graduate degree that pairs technical expertise with strategic business leadership. Learn to lead teams, manage technology projects, and drive innovation — while continuing to work full-time.
Today’s employers want more than technical skills — they expect business fundamentals, adaptability, and the skills to collaborate effectively with non-technical colleagues. Advance your technology career with the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science's Engineering and Technology Management graduate programs. As an engineer or scientist in these programs, you’ll learn to:
- Enhance your analytical and decision-making skills as you navigate complex technology and responsibly use artificial intelligence.
- Develop business acumen to lead teams, manage projects, improve workflows, and define strategy.
- Tackle multifaceted challenges through technological innovation.
You’ll collaborate with faculty who are actively shaping technology leadership through their research and industry partnerships. You’ll study in Portland innovation corridor, and connect with leaders from Intel, Microsoft, Nike, Amazon, Google, Daimler Truck, OHSU, and emerging tech firms. Classes in our flexible program are small, project-based and designed with working professionals in mind. Students can tailor the program to fit their schedules and goals.
Our innovative programs have a proven track record and over 1000 global alumni. They integrate your industry experience with proven business practices and cutting-edge research to create real-world impact. Our curriculum goes beyond theory, focusing on:
- AI implementation strategies
- Project management in technology, research, and development
- State-of-the-art management practices
- Technology foresight
- Strategic business leadership
- Data-driven decision making
- Innovation and R&D Management
Start Where You Are, Advance at Your Own Pace
All of our programs are fully integrated. Start small with a certificate and build toward a master’s or doctorate when you’re ready. Our stackable credential model gives you multiple ways to enter and grow:
- Graduate certificates: Strengthen your business and technical skills with certificates in Product management, Project management, and the Management of AI Transformations.
- Master of Science (MS): Pursue a comprehensive advanced degree
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.): Achieve the highest level of expertise
Built-in Flexibility
Our flexible format lets you immediately apply what you’re learning on the job, so you can accelerate your impact and graduate without pausing your career. Graduate certificates and the MS program starts in any academic quarter — even summer. Ph.D. program starts each fall and spring. Students choose from evening online classes and hybrid courses and can choose to study full-time or part-time.
- Career Outcomes
- Our graduates lead tech industry careers around the world. Job titles include:
- Data Analyst or Data Scientist
- IT Manager
- Sales Engineer
- Forward Deployed Engineer
- Technology Manager
- Engineering Manager
- Product Manager
- Program or Project Manager
- R&D Manager
- AI Implementation Specialist
Many students receive tuition support from their employers and continue working while earning their degree. After graduation, they advance their careers within their organizations.
Our graduates command top salaries and lead tech industry careers around the world. Job titles include:
- Data Analyst or Data Scientist
- IT Manager
- Sales Engineer
- Technology Manager
- Engineering Manager
- Product Manager
- Program or Project Manager
- R&D Manager
Many of our Engineering and Technology Management students continue working while earning their degree, and go on to advance within their organizations. Our graduates have been hired by companies such as:
- Amazon
- Daimler Truck North America
- Google
- Intel
- Microsoft
- Nike
- Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
What Alumni Are Saying About the Program
By learning about marketing, deep-diving into new product development and entrepreneurship, creating financial plans for business growth and doing my dissertation work using AI for advanced decision making and scenario planning I picked up the skills I needed to move my career to the next level.
Christopher Davis, Ph.D., Class of ’22, now Senior Principal Engineering Manager - XBox Emerging Tech at Microsoft
What You'll Study
Master of Science (45 credits)
- Core (take 3 courses): ETM 520 Management of Engineering and Technology · ETM 522 Leveraging Human Capital · ETM 555 Technology Marketing
- Specialization (choose 2 courses): choose two course ETM 530 Decision Making, ETM 540, Operations Research, ETM 545 Project Management, ETM 558 Engineering Financial Management
- Electives (20 credits): choose from 12+ course options including Strategic Management of Tech, Data Mining for Business, Technology Roadmapping, AI Without Computer Code, and Cybersecurity Technology Management.
- Integrative Experience (5 credits): Capstone or Synthesis project, plus Learning Lab
PhD in Technology Management (60+ credits beyond the bachelor's)
- Core (20+ credits): five courses across four groups (management/innovation, project/marketing, strategy, technology assessment)
- Specialization (20+ credits): courses in the student's proposed research area
- Methodology (20+ credits): research methods training
- Followed by independent study, comprehensive exam, dissertation proposal, and defense
Most students enter the PhD program with a Master’s in Business or Engineering Management. They typically receive credit for this prior work. These students take only a few courses, all fully aligned with their chosen research topic.
Admissions
- Master's & Graduate Certificate: four-year baccalaureate in engineering, science, or related field; 4+ years relevant work experience; conditional admission possible with GPA 2.50–2.74. Admitted each term.
- Doctorate: 3.5 graduate GPA (12+ credits) or 3.0 cumulative undergraduate GPA; 4+ years of relevant work experience; research interest proposal that is motivated by prior or current
How to Apply
Required materials: resume/CV, statement of purpose, three references; doctoral applicants also submit a research-interest essay.
Related Programs
- Graduate Certificate in Project Management
- Graduate Certificate in Product Management
- Graduate Certificate in the Management of AI Transformations
- Graduate Certificate in Business Intelligence (offered by the School of Business)
Credits earned in any of our graduate certificates can also be used in our master’s and doctoral program. Talk to an advisor about the process.
FAQ
How long does it take to graduate?
Full-time students can complete the master’s program in about a year; part-time students typically take 2–3 years, depending on course load. The Doctoral program usually takes 5–6 years to complete; student who enter with a relevant master’s degree already can shorten this time substantially because they only take few classes.
Is the program available online?
ETM programs are offered as a mix of fully online and “hybrid” classes. Hybrid classes combine approximately 30% of in‑person, direct instruction with 70% online components. Most online work is scheduled, rather than self-paced, to facilitate interactions and relationships between students and instructors. Class meetings are once a week after 5:30 pm.
Can I apply credits toward a certificate and a master's at the same time? Yes — many students align elective credits with a graduate certificate (Project Management, New Product Management, or Strategic Management of Technology) to earn both.
Is this a recognized program?
ETM is one of the oldest engineering management programs in the country. The department has graduated over 1000 MS students and has conferred over 70 doctoral degrees. Alumni are from 38 different countries. The Journal of Technological Forecasting and Social Change identifies the department as a global center of research excellence in technology management and compares it to MIT, Carnegie Mellon, Rochester Institute of Technology, and Stanford.
I am considering a doctorate or practice or doctorate of business. Is this the same degree?
No, the ETM program is a research-focused PhD and requires a doctoral thesis. However, similar to practice-oriented doctoral degrees, it is designed for working professionals who want to tackle relevant industry problems while remaining employed. A little less than half of our PhD graduates work in academia, while the other work in industry in leadership, consulting, and strategy positions.
How is this program different from business or industrial engineering programs?
The ETM program values and builds on your engineering expertise. It is designed for leaders who want to firmly keep a foot in technology, while they take on more managerial responsibility. Compared to many industrial engineering programs, it covers more marketing, strategy, and leadership topics. Compared to many business degrees, it focuses much more on analytical techniques and AI. The department is the only engineering management program with a doctoral program.This ensure that the curriculum is continuously updated.
How much does the degree cost? Are assistantships available?
Standard tuition for PSU’s engineering degrees apply. This makes the program less expensive than many comparable management programs. Students are usually employed in local technology industry and many employers provide tuition support. As a result, the program does not usually provide funding, such as assistantships.
Can I start the program in any term?
The Master's and graduate certificates admit on a rolling basis and can be started in any term. The PhD admits for Fall and Spring only.
Ready to Shape the Future of Tech Leadership?
Whether you want to grow in your current field or pivot to a new industry, our Engineering and Technology Management program equips you with the versatile skill set and credentials demanded by today's technology-driven organizations. Apply today.