2024 Best Robotics Engineering Master's Degree Schools

When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in robotics engineering sits in the middle of the road, ranking #157 out of 343 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual looked at 20 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Robotics Engineering Master's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 452 master's degrees in robotics engineering to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Robotics Engineering School for Your Master's Degree

The robotics engineering master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality robotics engineering program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to robotics engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other robotics engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for robotics engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized robotics engineering related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for robotics engineering students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Robotics Engineering Master's Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Robotics Engineering in the United States

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for robotics engineering students seeking a a master's degree.

10 Top Schools for a Master's in Robotics Engineering

1

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

102 Annual Graduates

$106,551 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Carnegie Mellon University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in robotics engineering. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Robotics Engineering master's degree recipients from Carnegie Mellon University get an earnings boost of about $11,904 above the average earnings of robotics engineering majors.

More information about a master’s in robotics engineering from Carnegie Mellon University

2

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

53 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in robotics engineering has to check out University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in robotics engineering from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

3

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA

82 Annual Graduates

$82,744 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Worcester Polytechnic Institute if you want to pursue a master's degree in robotics engineering. Located in the city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Soon after graduation, robotics engineering master's recipients generally make around $82,744 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a master’s in robotics engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute

4

Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO

8 Annual Graduates

Colorado School of Mines is a great decision for students pursuing a master's degree in robotics engineering. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden.More information about a master’s in robotics engineering from Colorado School of Mines

5

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

42 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in robotics engineering from Johns Hopkins University

6

Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI

3 Annual Graduates

Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Houghton.More information about a master’s in robotics engineering from Michigan Technological University

6

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Atlanta, GA

1 Annual Graduates

Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.More information about a master’s in robotics engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

7

Lawrence Technological University
Southfield, MI

Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Southfield.More information about a master’s in robotics engineering from Lawrence Technological University

8

Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR

15 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in robotics engineering from Oregon State University

9

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

11 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in robotics engineering from Northeastern University

Robotics Engineering by Region

View the Best Robotics Engineering Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Robotics Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Robotics Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Robotics Engineering Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Mechatronics, Robotics, & Automation Engineering	452

Most Popular Majors Related to Robotics Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	8,658
Mechanical Engineering	7,218
Computer Engineering	5,020
Civil Engineering	4,884
Biomedical Engineering	3,089
General Engineering	2,969
Industrial Engineering	2,483
Systems Engineering	2,186
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	1,880
Chemical Engineering	1,558

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.