The US share of global Manufacturing Value Added (MVA) has remained at 20% or above over the past two decades. It leads Japan, China, Europe in this measure. How has this lead been maintained even as drastic changes in the nature of the technology and the global business environment have occurred? To a great extent it has been the result of a quiet revolution whereby manufacturing has gone from a labor-based to a knowledge-based industry. The result is that engineering in manufacturing has become one of the most dynamic and exciting of all fields, and the most global in nature.

The Master of Engineering in Manufacturing at MIT is designed to prepare you for leadership in this multi-disciplinary and multi-faceted profession, and to give you the tools to excel now and to grow with this most dynamic field. Combing the leading edge “Master of Engineering” degree, with global multi-university participation, coupled with intimate industry connections, the Master of Engineering in Manufacturing is uniquely suited to those who want to join this most dynamic of engineering professions.