The award-winning Massachusetts Institute of Technology is internationally recognized as one of the world's top ten of universities, according to the Times Higher Education World University rankings. Having a highly competitive selection process, MIT accepted 2,794 graduate students in 2009 through 2010. Graduate students can study among the 14 different engineering specialties, including its world renowned programs in chemical, mechanical and electrical engineering. MIT recently established a biological engineering program. Tuition is about $37,510 annually for full-time study.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
School of Engineering
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 1-206
Cambridge, Mass. 02139-4307
617-253-2917
web.mit.edu/admissions/graduate
Stanford University accepts 3,298 graduate students through a rigorous selection process. Prospective students must apply to a specific specialty among the school's ten engineering disciplines, which include bioengineering, chemical, mechanical, as well as civil and environmental engineering. Tuition is about $40,000 per year for full-time study.
Stanford University
Terman Engineering Center, Room 214
Stanford, Calif. 94305-4027
650-723-4291
soe.stanford.edu
Among its seven engineering departments, the University of California Berkeley offers a full-tuition graduate scholarship for its in-state California resident. Non-residents accepted into a class of about 1,700 graduate engineering students pay about $15,000 annually for full-time tuition. The low tuition cost makes the school one of the most cost-effective deals in receiving a world-class education.
University of California--Berkeley
College of Engineering
320 McLaughlin Hall # 1700
Berkeley, Calif. 94720-1700
510-642-7405
grad.berkeley.edu
As another top engineering school to offer a relatively affordable education, the Georgia Institute of Technology, costs about $7,000 for in-state residents and $25,000 for out-of-state residents annually for full-time study. With 17 different specialties, the school offers niche programs in medical physics, polymer, textile and fiber engineering, as well as an executive master's degree in international logistics. There is also a greater chance of being selected into a graduate program as the school accepts about 4,530 graduate students annually.
Georgia Institute of Technology
College of Engineering
225 North Avenue
Atlanta, Ga. 30332-0360
404-894-1610
gradadmiss.gatech.edu
The University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign offers 12 engineering departments that include sub-specialties, such as industrial and enterprise systems engineering, agricultural and biological engineering, and nuclear, plasma, and radiological engineering. Tuition is about $13,636 per year for in-state residents and $26,900 for out-of-state students for full-time study every year.
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
1308 W. Green
Urbana, Ill. 61801
217-333-0035
engineering.illinois.edu