Overview

About this Degree

Mechanical engineers are employed in a wide range of industries such as manufacturing, transportation, energy, food, and biomedical application. In general, mechanical engineers are involved with the design, research, development, manufacture, distribution, support, maintenance, and recycling of devices and products. Automobiles, airplanes, home appliances (refrigerators, washing machines, dryers, vacuum cleaners, etc.), robots, printers, and computer hard disk drives are some of the various products that have been customarily designed and developed by mechanical engineers.

Mechanical engineers possess a firm understanding of science, mathematics and engineering needed to carry out these complex tasks which are so important to a modern technological society. The graduate curriculum is designed to provide a specialized education for career advancement or further work towards a doctoral degree program.

Any student entering the Master of Science degree program at California State University Fullerton without a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering will also be required to complete courses in the areas where the student is deemed to be deficient, prior to beginning coursework for the Master’s degree.

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Programme Structure

Coursework is designed to meet the student’s professional career goals and may focus on the following areas:

Power and Energy,
Design and Materials for Manufacturing,
Thermal and Fluids Engineering,
Robotics,
Controls and Automated Manufacturing.

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Fullerton, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

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General requirements

Minimum GPA of 3.0
Minimum GPA of 2.5. If you graduated from a U.S./international institution with undergraduate degrees in engineering or computer science.
Official transcript is required from each university or college you have attended since high school.
If you have received your degree outside the U.S. then you are required to present the results of an acceptable English test assessment such as the TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE.

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Tuition Fees

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8548 USD / year

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8548 USD / year

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8548 USD / year

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Additional Details

If you are not a resident of California, you must add $420 for each unit enrolled to your tuition fees.

Living costs

Fullerton

United States

1100 - 1600 USD / month

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