Recently graduated mechatronics engineering student. Seeking to get into graduate school in the USA.

[MarcusPi]

Hi there everyone! Let me introduce myself. My name is Marco, and I recently graduated as a mechatronics engineer in Mexico. I have to state that it was a tough period of my life, since it is a blend of mechanical, electrical and computer engineering, and because I finished in mid-pandemic. Right now I'm doing the required procedures to get my degree at my university.

My next step is to study in the United States for graduate school. Now I understand that there are very few, if not none, universities in the USA that offer a bachelor in mechatronics as a major. As far as I know, many schools offer these degrees "by separate", i.e., they offer mechanical engineering, electrical/computer engineering as two different majors. First question: am I going to have any problems if I want to study a masters in the United States considering that mechatronics is not a recognized major in there?

Second, in such case that I didn't have any problems because of my major, is there a test or exam that I need to take in order to be recognized as a practicing engineer in the United States? This is because I'm also considering a job position in an American company.

I appreciate your time and your responses. Have a nice day!

 

[mparenteau]

Marcus,

I think you should ask yourself the question, "why do i want a graduate degree?" Do you plan to teach? If not, many (not all) companies don't care about graduate degrees, depending on your field. For example, if you want to be a consulting engineer for a AE firm, then a graduate degree is not that important while a professional engineer's license is.

If you still want to get the graduate degree, ask your prospective colleges/universities about transferring credits. I am doubtful they will accept your degree in totality.

Good luck,
Mike

 

[zelgar]

A little Google-foo resulted in the following:

https://newengineer.com/advice/top-us-masters-programs-in-mechatronics-1135601

 

[IRstuff]

Engineering jobs that involve public safety are typically the ones that require a profession engineering license. In many states, industrial companies have an "industrial exemption" that obviates the licensing requirement.

There seems to be plenty of schools that offer some sort of mechatronics program

https://newengineer.com/advice/top-us-masters-programs-in-mechatronics-1135601

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