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Abstraction: UC Berkeley online MAS-E engineering degree for working professionals
Key points:
- Berkeley's College of Engineering launches a Master of Advanced Study in Engineering (MAS-E) fully online through Coursera, starting summer 2024
- Program costs approximately $42,000; 15% of tuition revenue is reserved for student financial aid
- Students complete 22 one-credit asynchronous micro-courses across five themes plus a two-credit capstone; expected completion in 9–24 months
- Five themes: infrastructure systems, biomedical/biomechanical, engineering data analysis, advanced manufacturing/materials, and electrical/power/autonomous systems
- Initial cohort targets 100–200 students, with planned growth to ~500; applications open September 2023
- Engineering master's graduates (class of 2023) had the highest projected starting salary of any discipline at $86,826
Connections: Uc Berkeley · Coursera · Online Education · Professional Development