It’s time to gear up and start completing your applications if you are planning to pursue masters in the USA starting fall 2021. But before that, it is imperative to understand the various specializations your field of study offers and chose the right one. Every year, we come across a lot of students who are confused about specializations under various streams of engineering.
Here are a few things you should consider before choosing a specialization:
- Your area of interest and long-term goal
- Your technical background, skill set, work experience
- Career prospects of your chosen area
Considering the above factors, here is a list of some of the most popular and recommended stream-wise specializations you can choose from to pursue MS:
Computer Science
- Algorithms
- Artificial Intelligence
- Cloud computing
- Comp arch
- Comp security
- Databases Data mining
- Embedded systems
- Graphics
- Human Computer Interaction
- Image processing
- signal processing
- Machine Learning
- Natural Language Processing
- Networking
- Operating System
- Parallel & distributed systems
- Programming
- Robotics
- Software Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
- Automobile
- CAD/CAM
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Combustion
- Control
- Design
- Dynamics
- Energy
- FEM
- Fluid Mechanics
- Heat Transfer
- Hybrid Vehicle
- Manufacturing
- Material
- Mechatronics
- Noise and Vibration
- Robotics
- Solid Mech
- Thermal Fluids
- Thermodynamics
Electrical Engineering
- Artificial intelligence
- Automation
- Communication
- Communication systems
- Computer Architecture
- Control Systems
- Digital Signal Processing
- Design
- Electric Power
- Embedded Systems
- Energy Systems
- Image processing
- Machine Learning
- Networking
- Power Electronics
- Power systems
Robotics - Telecom
- VLSI
- Wireless communication
Industrial Engineering
- Health care system
- Human factor and ergonomics
- Logistics
- Manufacturing systems
- Operations Research
- Production
- Quality and Reliability
- Supply chain management
- Systems
- Transportation
Civil Engineering
- Construction engineering
- Fire protection engineering
- Geo-technical engineering
- Hazardous materials management
- Hydraulics
- Structural engineering
- Surveying science and engineering
- Transportation and highway engineering
- Water resource engineering