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18 Master's degrees offered by the university
Geological and Planetary Sciences
Students in the Geological and Planetary Sciences program at California Institute of Technology - Caltech study the earth and other planets to understand their origin, composition, and development, and to examine the effects of their resulting physical and chemical characteristics on the history of life, on the environment, and on humanity.
Space Engineering
The Space Engineering is a one-year program at California Institute of Technology - Caltech that provides advanced training in the areas of aeronautics or space engineering beyond that covered in a four year undergraduate program.
Mathematics
California Institute of Technology - Caltech has one of the best Mathematics departments in the country, and offers a very strong graduate program.
Mechanical Engineering
Like all graduate programs at California Institute of Technology - Caltech, the program in Mechanical Engineering is small, highly selective, and research oriented. Admission is preferentially granted to applicants who ultimately intend to pursue the Ph.D. degree.
Medical Engineering
The Medical Engineering program at California Institute of Technology - Caltech is designed for students with an engineering background who are interested in applications of micro-/nanoscale science and technology in medicine, which forms the core of Caltech’s multidisciplinary Medical Engineering.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
The Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics program at California Institute of Technology - Caltech has been established as an interdisciplinary program at the interface of biology, chemistry, and physics that seeks to understand the chemistry of life.
Biology
The Biology program at California Institute of Technology - Caltech provides each student with the opportunity to pioneer cutting-edge research and to take advanced major and cross-disciplinary course work, providing well-rounded and integrated training in biology, along with specialized instruction in areas of particular interest.
Neurobiology
The Neurobiology program at California Institute of Technology - Caltech studies a highly integrative science. The modern neurobiologist must be conversant with concepts from molecular biology, cell and developmental biology, systems neuroscience, animal behavior, and mathematical modeling.
Electrical Engineering
At Electrical Engineering from California Institute of Technology - Caltech has a reputation as a world-class research university. The Electrical Engineering Department at Caltech is no exception: its bright and motivated graduate students collaborate with its professors in their research efforts and make it one of the top Electrical Engineering departments in the country.
Aeronautics
The Aeronautics program at California Institute of Technology - Caltech is a one-year program that provides advanced training in the areas of aeronautics beyond that covered in a four-year undergraduate program.
Chemical Engineering
The Chemical Engineering program at California Institute of Technology - Caltech strives to develop in each student self-reliance, creativity, professional ethics, and an appreciation of the societal impact of chemical engineering and the importance of continuing intellectual growth.
Physics
The Physics program at California Institute of Technology - Caltech prepares students for careers in scientific research or research combined with teaching, and so its most important part is independent research.
Bioengineering
The Bioengineering program at California Institute of Technology - Caltech focuses on the application of engineering principles to the analysis, manipulation, design, and construction of biological systems, and on the discovery and application of new engineering principles inspired by the properties of biological systems.
Materials Science
The Materials Science program at California Institute of Technology - Caltech is designed to give students an understanding of general phenomena in synthesis–structure–property relationships in all materials, plus a detailed understanding of phenomena for at least one particular class of materials.
Astrophysics
The Astrophysics program at California Institute of Technology - Caltech is contingent upon an extensive research achievement. Students in the program are expected to join a research program, and carry out independent research leading to publications in peer-reviewed journals, as well as a thesis.
Applied Mechanics
The Applied Mechanics program at California Institute of Technology - Caltech aims to prepare students for research and professional practice in an era of rapidly advancing interdisciplinary technology.
Computation and Neural Systems
The Computation and Neural Systems program at California Institute of Technology - Caltech provides an integrated approach to graduate study combining computation and neural systems is organized jointly by the Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, the Division of Engineering and Applied Science, and the Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences.
Civil Engineering
The Civil Engineering program at California Institute of Technology - Caltech is offered through the Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (MCE).