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Education
Students specialize in Design/Manufacturing/Tribology, Dynamics, Control, Robotics, Neural Engineering, Simulation Driven Engineering, Solid Mechanics, Fluid Dynamics, Nanotechnology/MEMS, Bioengineering and Biomechanics, Energy and Sustainability, Engineering Design and Innovation, Product Development, Engineering Management and other disciplines.
The Mechanical Engineering program at Northwestern University combines innovative teaching and pioneering research in a highly collaborative environment that transcends traditional academic boundaries. Graduate students are not required to follow a rigid curriculum. Each student may tailor a course of study that accommodates individual needs, talents, and interests.
Programme Structure
- Examinations: research qualification exam and dissertation proposal exam prior to admission to candidacy
- Research/Projects: research of publishable quality, in close cooperation with faculty advisor, as basis for PhD dissertation
- PhD Dissertation: based on research projects
- Final Evaluations: oral presentation of dissertation to candidate's advisory committee
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Mechanical Engineering View 94 other PhDs in Mechanical Engineering in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
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General requirements
- Admitted students must hold a U.S. bachelor’s degree — or an equivalent non-U.S. degree — from a regionally accredited institution.
- TGS will accept applications from international students with 3-year bachelor's degrees.
- You may be considered for admission before you finish your undergraduate degree, but you must complete that degree before you enroll at Northwestern.
In general, to apply to The Graduate School (TGS), you will be required to:
- Submit an application online.
- Pay an online application fee by credit card.
- Submit your Statement of Purpose.
- Upload your transcript or academic record.
- Submit your test scores (if required by your admitting program).
- Upload two to three Letters of Recommendation.
Tuition Fee
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9344 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4672 USD per semester -
National
9344 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4672 USD per semester
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