Master of Engineering Management
Lacey, USA
Master degree
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Jan 2026
TUITION FEES
USD 24,132 / per semester
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Prepare to lead the way with a Master of Engineering Management (MEM) degree from Saint Martin's. The MEM provides engineering and science graduates with a balance of engineering, managerial, business, marketing, legal, and information systems tools for an engineering management career in either the private or public sector.
Additional benefits include:
- Faculty have real-world experience in the subjects they teach.
- Classes are held in Cebula Hall (built in 2013), the most environmentally friendly and energy efficient building with LEED Platinum Certification in the Western Hemisphere, with labs in the Panowicz Foundry for Innovation (built in 2016).
- Classes are offered evenings and summers to meet the needs of working professionals.
- Classes are generally scheduled to allow a student to complete the program in a two to three-year period by taking two classes per semester.
- Program concentration areas include Construction Management, Innovation and New Product Development, IT Management, and Renewable and Sustainable Engineering Management.
- The program also offers Graduate Certificates in Engineering Management Fundamentals, Construction Management, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, or Lean/Six Sigma. The graduate certificate program allows working professionals to build expertise in specific areas of interest, with multiple certificates leading to an MEM degree.
- The program is offered on our main campus in Lacey.
Federal Aid & Graduate Assistantships
Federal Aid
Federal financial aid is available for graduate students who will be enrolled at least half-time and are citizens, or eligible non-citizens, of the USA. Most federal aid for graduate students is in the form of direct loans.
Graduate Assistantships
Saint Martin’s University offers a limited number of graduate assistantships to graduate students. Contact the Office of the Provost for more information.
Degree Requirements
Degree candidates must satisfactorily complete 30 credit hours of designated coursework, or 24 credit hours of designated coursework plus a six-credit-hour thesis. All work must be completed by the candidate within seven years of starting the program. Each student’s performance record is reviewed upon completion of 12 credit hours to ensure that satisfactory progress is being made. More details can be found in the graduate academic catalog.
Core Requirements
- Engineering Economics and Venture Finance
- Systems Engineering Management – Planning
- Systems Engineering Management – Design
- Project Management
- Engineering Law
Concentration Areas
Students must select one MEM program concentration set of courses:
Construction Management
- Construction and Consulting Estimating
- Environmental Management
- Construction Management
Innovation and New Product Development
- Engineering Design and Creative Problem Solving or New Product Development
- Technology Entrepreneurship
- Engineering Innovation
Information Technology Management (for CS/IT undergraduates)
- Data Analysis or Data Visualization Tools
- Implementing a Data Warehouse or Management Information Systems
- Designing Business Intelligence Solutions
Renewable and Sustainable Engineering Management
- Photovoltaics
- Environmental Management
- Water Resources Engineering or Ethics and Society
Electives
Students must take 6 credit hours of approved graduate electives in the MEM, MSCE, MSME, MBA, or CSC program. Elective classes must be numbered at the 500 level and above. Electives taken other than MEM must be first approved by the program director.
Graduate Certificates
Graduate certificates in engineering management are designed to provide concentrated coursework in a specific area to enhance the skills of working professionals or to build expertise in a specific area of interest. Students are required to complete 12 credit hours in one of the graduate certificate areas (15 in the engineering management fundamentals certificate):
- Survey of Finance
- Systems Engineering Management – Planning
- Systems Engineering Management – Design
- Project Management
- Engineering Law
Graduate Certificate In Construction Management
- Project Management
- Engineering Law
- Construction and Consulting Estimating
- Construction Management
Graduate Certificate In Entrepreneurship And Innovation Management
- Engineering Design and Creative Problem Solving or New Product Development
- Technology Entrepreneurship
- Engineering Innovation
- Engineering Economics and Venture Finance
Graduate Certificate In Lean Methodology And Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
- Industrial Engineering
- Quality Control
- Project Management
- Operations Management
Black Belt Certification
The Lean/Six Sigma certification program meets the requirements for a Green Belt certification. A student seeking Six Sigma Black Belt certification will find the graduate certificate in lean methodology, plus the following classes and their projects, to be excellent preparation for the Black Belt examination.
- Lean Six Sigma Principles
From Certification To Mem
A student admitted to the graduate certificate program who has completed the graduate certificate in engineering management fundamentals, plus any of the other engineering management certificates, may complete the following course and receive the MEM degree:
- Capstone Research Project