Top Accelerated Engineering Degrees

Top leading institutions offering accelerated engineering degree programs:

Arizona State University
- The industrial engineering department offers an accelerated B.S.E.-M.S. or M.S.E. program as part of the undergraduate industrial engineering curriculum.
- ASU is ranked 5th among 70 “Schools to Watch” by U.S. News & World Report (fall 2009), noted for making the most promising and innovative changes in academics, faculty, students, campus life, diversity and facilities.

University of Cincinnati
- It offers the Accelerated Engineering Degree (ACCEND). Students can earn both the bachelor's and master's degree in five years by completing one of these accelerated degree programs: BS Eng with MEng and/or MS; BS Eng with MBA.
- The University of Cincinnati is ranked 48th in the nation in awarding bachelor's degrees in engineering to African American students (Black Issues In Higher Education 2005).

The University of Vermont (UVM)
- The School of Engineering (SoE) offers a number of accelerated MS degree programs: in Civil and Environmental Engineering, in Electrical Engineering, and in Mechanical Engineering.
- The accelerated MS degree allows UVM undergraduate engineering students to jump-start their graduate careers.
- UVM is one of America's 10 greenest universities (Forbes.com).

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU)
- It offers the Five-year Accelerated BS/MSE in Software Engineering Program that allows exceptional students to complete both a B.S. in Computer Engineering and a Master of Software Engineering degree.
- The aerospace engineering degree program at Daytona Beach is rated 1st in the U.S. News & World Report rankings of aerospace engineering degree schools without a Ph.D. program (2010).

University of Virginia (UVA)
- It offers the Accelerated Master’s Degree in Systems Engineering that will give students the problem-solving and analytical skills needed to maximize existing resources and uncover breakthrough opportunities for an organization. The program can be completed in one year.
- The School of Engineering and Applied Science is ranked 37th in the U.S. News rankings of Best Graduate Engineering Programs (2010).

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