Program Overview

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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Master's Program

Program Details

Degree

Master of Science or Dual-Degree MBA

School

Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science

Department

Mechanical Engineering

Available

On Campus & Online

Program Description

Become a prime candidate for leadership positions in good manufacturing practice (GMP) industries with a pharmaceutical manufacturing master’s degree from Stevens.

A host of organizations, including pharmaceutical companies, biotech firms, personal care products and cosmetics are in desperate need of trained professionals who can command new technologies, manage modern facilities and steward quality assurance processes under high regulatory scrutiny.

Stevens’ master’s degree program in pharmaceutical management—which is available fully online—offers maximum flexibility for professionals already working in this rapidly changing field. Here, you’ll gain advanced expertise in the technology that powers pharmaceutical manufacturing as well as the skills to lead teams and solve challenging problems. Our graduates have gone on to careers at top firms such as Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Pfizer and Regeneron. With Stevens’ flexible curriculum, you can choose a fast-tracked degree path where you take courses over the summer and you can finish in just one year.

Designed for Busy Professionals

Quickly build skills in your current industry or gain skills to transition to a new field with one of these graduate certificates:

• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• Validation, Compliance and Quality

Credits from these classes can also apply toward a master’s degree.

The Stevens Advantage

With a projected shortage of engineers through 2030, now is the time to get your engineering degree. But to compete in today’s career climate, graduates must adapt to rapidly-evolving technologies impacting all corners of the job market, like generative AI. At Stevens, you’ll learn the in-demand skills you need to fill the talent gap. Our core curriculum – infused with AI electives and hands-on education opportunities – develops the deep expertise, critical thinking, interdisciplinary collaboration, and entrepreneurial savvy required to thrive in a technologically disrupted marketplace.

You can choose to pursue a dual degree, earning an MBA from the Stevens School of Business at the same time you complete your pharmaceutical manufacturing master’s degree. Stevens’ location also offers a wealth of networking opportunities with leading pharmaceutical and personal care product companies with headquarters in New York and New Jersey.

• Core AI Curriculum: To help build the next iteration of an AI-competent workforce, our standard graduate curricula is infused with core and elective artificial intelligence courses.
• Graduate Cooperative Education Program: Available with two tracks, your co-op experience can serve as a starting point for a research project or augment your on-campus research with complimentary experience.
• International Student Experience: Tap into our expanding worldwide network of research, academic and alumni partners and mentor with our expert faculty in a number of federally-designated STEM degree programs. Optional Practical Training (OPT) or Curricular Practical Training (CPT) is available to gain work experience in your major/field of study.
• State-of-the-Art Research Labs and Facilities: Build, tinker and test your designs in Stevens' MakerCenter, Prototype and Object Fabrication Lab, or numerous other research facilities.
• Research Opportunities: Renowned faculty, labs and research centers – as well as industry partnerships and funding from leading national agencies – support strategic and interdisciplinary research in engineering and science.

More Opportunities for Stevens Graduate Students

• Wide selection of Graduate Certificates
• Student Organizations
• Optional research or clinical thesis
• Credit for on-the-job projects with your current employer
• Extensive hands-on laboratory experience
• Research with clinical collaborators

Program Admission Requirements

• Transcripts from post-secondary institutions attended
• Two letters of recommendation (academic or professional only)
• Statement of Purpose
• $60 non-refundable Application Fee
• Proof of English language proficiency
• GRE/GMAT test score(s) -- (Optional for Fall 2024, Spring 2025 and Fall 2025); applicants who believe their GRE/GMAT scores demonstrate potential for success in graduate program may elect to submit those scores.

Career Opportunities

The pharmaceutical manufacturing master's program develops in-demand knowledge and skills to put you on track for career success in a variety of roles like:

• Quality Analyst
• Quality Engineer
• Quality Manager
• Validation Engineer
• Process Engineer
• Pharmaceutical Engineer

Our graduates have been hired at: Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Pfizer, Regeneron, Novartis, Astra Zeneca

A Tech Forward Education

All PME faculty bring significant industry experience to the classroom in the form of practical applications, real-world skills and personal experiences.

Hands-On Curriculum Skills & Experience Cooperative Education

Mechanical Engineering Program Facts & Statistics

$84,969 Salary Mean Compensation of Department Graduates Class of 2023 Department Outcomes (Within 6 Months of Graduation)

#1 in New Jersey Best-value Colleges PayScale, 2024

#36 in the U.S. Best Colleges The Wall Street Journal College Pulse, 2024

100% Employed Within 3 Months of Graduation Class of 2023 Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Average

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