School of Engineering

Cross-Disciplinary Master's Programs

Kyongbum Lee with student

Interdisciplinary learning is crucial to understanding engineering issues in the context of the greater world. Tufts students have the opportunity to collaborate with faculty, classmates, and researchers across all disciplines, while building up their experience in their own areas of interest—true for all Tufts Engineering M.S. programs, and particularly for six programs that are offered across the School of Engineering by multiple academic departments.

  • The Bioengineering master's program provides a broad engineering and biotechnology curriculum, while offering a focus on a specific engineering track that best fits students' interests and career choices. This combination gives our bioengineering graduates professional flexibility, a distinct competitive advantage in the ever-changing field of bioengineering. Learn more.

  • The complexity of software and hardware systems calls for today’s computer engineers to be concerned with power consumption, security, and reliability not just functional correctness. This master’s program trains students to design hardware, software, and networking systems for the computers of today and tomorrow. The program leading to the M.S. degree in computer engineering is jointly administered between the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Department of Computer Science. Learn more.

  • The Tufts University M.S. in Cybersecurity and Public Policy is an innovative on-campus master’s degree offered jointly by The Fletcher School and the Department of Computer Science in the Tufts School of Engineering. Graduates will be able to help organizations analyze policies for reducing risk and improving security, identify and manage cyber risk, and recover from cyber-attacks. Learn more.

  • Tufts School of Engineering is uniquely positioned to offer an interdisciplinary data science program, expanding research in the field and providing students with state-of-the-art facilities to work on projects and hone their skills. The M.S. in Data Science is offered jointly by the departments of Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering. Learn more.

  • Develop your innovation, leadership and management skills and build your technical depth with our Dual Master’s Degree Program. You’ll earn two degrees - an M.S. Innovation & Management (MSIM) and an M.S. offered by one the six academic departments within the School of Engineering. And, you earn both degrees in an accelerated timeframe and at a reduced cost. Learn more.

  • Human-Robot Interaction is an interdisciplinary effort aimed at understanding and improving all aspects of interactions between humans and robots. The program draws on knowledge from computer science, mechanical and electrical engineering, as well as psychology, philosophy, anthropology, legal fields, among various others. Learn more.

  • Materials scientists study how the history of a material influences its structure and properties, advancing understanding in research areas that include metallurgy, solid-state physics, and biomaterials. The master’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering is an interdisciplinary program, with students pursuing classes across multiple departments to achieve mastery in the field. Learn more.