Program Overview

Program Overview

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, offers an online master’s degree program in Reliability and Maintainability Engineering (RME). This program is designed for individuals who have already completed a bachelor’s degree in engineering or physics and are looking to advance their education and career. The Master of Science degree in Reliability and Maintainability Engineering is entirely online and consists of thirty hours of graduate work in RME, with the possibility of a concentration in a traditional engineering academic department.

Program Details

• Degree: Master of Science
• Major: Reliability and Maintainability Engineering
• College: Tickle College of Engineering
• Format: Mixed (fully online, mix of asynchronous and synchronous)
• Program Duration: The duration of the program is dependent on the student's academic history, transfer credits, and applicability of transfer credits to the University's and program's graduation requirements. Estimated duration is 24 months.
• Credit Hours: 30
• Cost Per Credit: $744 (in-state), $819 (out-of-state)
• Admission Terms: Fall, Spring

Admission Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Undergraduate GPA of 2.7 or above
• Three rating forms or letters of reference
• Applicants must submit an online graduate application to the Office of Graduate Admissions.

Program Concentrations

The program offers concentrations in the following areas:

• Aerospace Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Materials Science and Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering

Featured Courses

Some of the courses students in the Reliability and Maintainability Engineering, MS program can take include:

• IE 516: Statistical Methods in Industrial Engineering
• IE 517: Reliability of Lean Systems
• NE 575: Equipment & System Prognostics
• CBE/NE 585: Process System Reliability & Safety

Related Programs

• Industrial Engineering (MS)
• Civil Engineering (MS)
• Engineering Management (MS)