DUAL DEGREES: MS(E)+MBT

You can earn your non-thesis, or professional, master's degree in engineering from the College of Engineering plus the STEM-designated Master of Business and Technology degree from the Mitch Daniels School of Business in just two years.

Engineering + Business = Innovative STEM Expertise & Business Acumen

Leverage Purdue University's 150+ years of pioneering innovation in engineering and business, to sharpen your engineering expertise and cultivate your business acumen focused on AI, robotics and automation, technology commercialization and/or computational finance.

• #4 in the U.S. for Patents (top Ten for Three Years Running), U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2023
• #6 Best Engineering College in the U.S., U.S. News & World Report, 2025
• Top 10 Most Innovative Schools in the U.S., U.S. News & World Report, 2025

The STEM-designated residential MBT program is designed for STEM professionals who recognize that all companies are technology companies requiring business solutions driven by emerging and yet-to-be-discovered technologies. The MBT empowers students to lead in the evolving landscape of modern business. Graduates will emerge as visionary leaders with the skills to assess the viability, feasibility, and desirability of business models, ideate new ones, commercialize innovations, and take them to market — while evaluating social, ethical, economic, and regulatory considerations.

MBT VS. MBA — What's the difference?

While an MBA trains business managers for competency across general management domains, the MBT has evolved in response to industries in which technology has an outsized impact on the functions of the organization's products and processes.

Both the MBT and the MBA ensure managers have exceptional accounting, marketing, financial management, communication, and leadership skills. In place of broad management courses, the MBT homes in on digital product design, computational business intelligence, technology-driven business, governance and regulations, tech strategies, DevOps and tech solutions, economic analysis of tech markets and emerging technologies and their business models.

See the curricular differences side-by-side to better understand why engineers and tech specialists across industries choose the MBT.

When you apply, select your engineering major as your first-choice program and Business and Technology (MBT) as your second-choice program. Simply notify the Daniels School of Business Master's Office via email (businessgradadmissions@purdue.edu) once you receive admission to your first-choice engineering program and we will handle it from there!

Requirements for dual degree applicants are the same for each program — engineering requirements remain applicable for the engineering degree MBT admissions apply for the business degree. Please complete one academic statement of purpose and one personal history statement that addresses both the engineering and business programs.

If you are already enrolled in an engineering master's program and want to add a business master's degree, please submit a new MBT application.

Dual MSE+MBT students benefit from a reduced cost-per-credit. On average dual degree students save up to 60% on tuition when compared to those just enrolled in an MSE or MBT program.

The cost of attending Purdue varies depending on enrollment in a specific program or college, food and travel expenses, and other variables. The Office of the Bursar website shows estimated costs for the current aid year for students by semester and academic year. These amounts are used in determining a student's estimated eligibility for financial aid. You can also use our tuition calculator to estimate tuition costs.

Visit your engineering program of choice to begin the application process. For questions, contact the appropriate program administrator.

For questions on the MBT portion of the dual degree program, contact: