Accelerated Programs
Accelerated, combined BS/MS programs at UMass Dartmouth's College of Engineering are designed for highly motivated and qualified undergraduate students.
Also known as 4+1 programs, they provide the opportunity to fast track a graduate degree and earn both your bachelor’s and master’s degrees in only five years. While completing your undergraduate requirements in your senior year, you’ll begin taking graduate-level coursework.
Advantages
- seamless transition: build on your undergraduate research and connections with faculty
- less time: earn a graduate degree within a year of completing your bachelor's degree
- save money: pay graduate tuition for only one year
Choose your program
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Bioengineering BS, BS/MS
Earn a bachelor's degree in science (BS) in bioengineering and discover one of the fastest growing engineering disciplines, at the intersection of engineering, biology, chemistry, and the biomedical fields.
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Civil Engineering BS, BS/MS
Earn a bachelor’s degree in science (BS) in civil engineering. Learn how to plan, design, construct, and manage public and private infrastructure and facilities. Explore issues related to sustainability, climate change, and new energy resources.
Learn moreComputer Engineering BS, BS/MS
Earn a bachelor of science degree (BS) in computer engineering. Prepare to meet the high-technology needs of industry in this rapidly growing discipline.
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Computer Science BS, BS/MS
Earn a bachelor’s degree (BS) in computer science. Gain a hands-on background in computer hardware and software. Explore concentrations, including game design, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity.
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Data Science BS, BS/MS
Earn an undergraduate degree in data science: UMassD’s data science major integrates mathematics and computer science with disciplines such as business and engineering.
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Electrical Engineering BS, BS/MS
Earn a bachelor of science degree (BS) in electrical engineering. Learn to develop electrical and electronic components, systems for power, communication, control, integrated circuits, and computers.
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Mechanical Engineering BS, BS/MS
Earn a bachelor of science degree (BS) in mechanical engineering and focus on developing technologies in energy transformations, manufacturing, material science, and mechanical systems.
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Physics BS
Earn your bachelor of science degree (BS) in physics: uncover the mysteries of nature, explore deep space, probe the ocean’s depths, meet Earth’s environmental challenges.
Learn moreStudent success
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After earning her BS/MS in Data Science, Brianna Johnson ’21 ’22 was hired at a startup focused on privacy research and pseudonymization.