MS学位建立在技能，广度和本科教育深度的基础上，以实现更高的能力。MS计划将学生带入一个或多个专业领域的最新技术，使他们具备处理该行业最前沿问题所需的技能。MS有两个选项：论文和项目。论文的目的是提高技术水平，而项目的目的是应用最新技术。论文的结果应以期刊或会议论文的形式发布，而项目的结果则可以或可以不发布。完成论文的学生将获得6个学分，而完成一个项目的学生将获得3个学分。论文工作比项目工作更有可能获得资助。由三名教职员工组成的研究生委员会审查论文和项目。论文被提交给教务委员会，而一个项目通常在研究生研讨
The MS degree builds on the foundation of skills, breadth, and depth of the undergraduate education to achieve greater competency. The MS program brings students to the state-of-the-art in one or more specialty areas enabling them with the skills necessary to handle problems at the cutting edge of the profession. There are two MS options: Thesis and Project. The intent of a thesis is to advance the state of the art, while the intent of a project is to apply the state of the art. The results of a thesis should be publishable as a journal or conference article, while the results of a project may or may not be publishable. Students completing a thesis receive 6 credit hours for their effort, while students completing a project receive 3 credit hours for their effort. Work on a thesis is more likely to be funded than work on a project. Both a thesis and a project are reviewed by a graduate committee comprised of three faculty members. A thesis is presented to the faculty committee, while a project is usually presented in graduate seminar. Expectations regarding the quality of written and oral presentation are the same for both a thesis and a project.