Prospective Graduate Students
Welcome to the Seymour & Esther Padnos College of Engineering & Computing (PCEC)!
We're delighted that you've chosen to continue your education and advance your career with a graduate degree from Grand Valley State University. The Padnos College of Engineering & Computing offers graduate degrees in Computing, Engineering, and the Professional Sciences. A complete list of PCEC graduate programs is provided below.
If you have applied, or are considering applying, to PCEC as a graduate student this website can help answer your questions.

PCEC Graduate Programs
SCHOOL OF COMPUTING MASTERS PROGRAMS
Applied Computer Science (M.S.)
Emphasis Areas:
- Biomedical Informatics
- Cybersecurity
- Database Management
- Distributed Computing
- Information Systems Management
- Software Design and Development
- Software Engineering
- Web and Mobile Computing
Data Science and Analytics (M.S.)
Health Informatics and Bioinformatics (M.S.)
Visit the School of Computing programs website for details.
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING MASTERS PROGRAMS
Emphasis Areas:
- Biomedical Engineering
- Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Manufacturing Operations Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Product Design and Manufacturing Engineering
Visit the Master of Science in Engineering website for details.
PROFESSIONAL SCIENCE MASTERS PROGRAMS
Cell and Molecular Biology (Biotechnology) (M.S.)***
Data Science and Analytics (M.S.)*
Health Informatics and Bioinformatics (M.S.)*
*Housed in the School of Computing
**Housed in the Department of Statistics
***Housed in the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology
Visit the Professional Science Masters website for details.


