Why Choose Stevens?
I definitely recommend this program to engineers breaking into quality, validation, and process engineering roles. The courses and curriculum are tough, but the professors are always there to help.
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Master's Program
Build your career on integrity and innovation with our pharmaceutical manufacturing master’s degree.
Move up the ladder or transition into life sciences manufacturing in the pharmaceutical manufacturing master’s program. Good manufacturing practice (GMP) industries—pharma, biotech, personal care, cosmetics and others—need trained professionals who can command new technologies, modern facilities and quality assurance processes in a global regulatory environment.
As a premier graduate program, we are internationally recognized for providing cutting-edge education to global pharmaceutical, biotech, nutraceutical and medical device professionals. The program serves both recent engineering, science or pharmacy graduates seeking credentials as well as engineers, scientists and other specialists who are already working in GMP-regulated manufacturing industries. You’ll gain the skills to lead teams and solve challenging problems utilizing emerging pharmaceutical technologies.
The Stevens Advantage
The pharmaceutical manufacturing master's program at Stevens offers a unique blend of small class sizes, intense collaboration and strong professional networking opportunities in the heart of the New York/New Jersey pharma hub.
Dual-Degree MBA
The pharmaceutical manufacturing master's program offers students the option to pursue a dual MBA degree with the Stevens School of Business.
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What Students Are Saying
Why Choose Stevens?
The PME courses have made me very effective in my position as a senior validation engineer, and have greatly increased my value to the company.
Brian King
The faculty in the pharmaceutical manufacturing program are very knowledgeable and helpful. I learned a lot from their hands-on experiences.
More importantly, I received tremendous support for my decision whether to pursue my Ph.D.
Kanyaphat ‘Wow’ Bunchongprasert, Class of 2015
I had an opportunity to work with the real-world case studies as well as an opportunity to visit the production plant in the pharmaceutical company.
Group projects provided the opportunity to work as a team, perform cost and risk analysis, and understand critical factors related to the design of pharmaceutical plants.
Kanyaphat ‘Wow’ Bunchongprasert, Class of 2015
I would recommend this program to other students who are looking for the opportunity to understand all the perspectives in the pharmaceutical industry.
I would also recommend it to students who want to have a career in the pharmaceutical industry in the U.S., to pursue a Ph.D., and to be in a supportive environment.
Kanyaphat ‘Wow’ Bunchongprasert, Class of 2015
I chose Stevens because I liked the focus on technical studies.
The co-op program enabled me to have work experience in between study semesters to learn more about the industry, find out what I enjoy, and the opportunity for the application of learning.
Monica Williams, Class of 2021
From the pharma classes I had taken, I enjoyed the concepts and the overlap between Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Biomedical Engineering as both are FDA regulated fields.
The concepts I learned in the courses I could see directly apply into my work experience.
Monica Williams, Class of 2021
This program equips students with the tools and mindset to apply to most positions in the pharma industry, even in medical devices and related industries.
The focus on process validation, good manufacturing practices, and documentation is widely used in product development. The quality mindset I gained improved my understanding of my position now.
Monica Williams, Class of 2021
The professors are very helpful, not only in class–they also helped refer job opportunities. Professor Pratt gave me a lot of valuable suggestions.
I selected a few courses related to Validation and I'm currently working in this area. I love it!
Lan Huo, Class of 2014
Stevens’ World-Class Faculty
All PME faculty bring significant industry experience to the classroom in the form of practical applications, real-world skills and personal experiences.
Elaine Pratt
Elaine Pratt, PME Program Director, has over 20 years experience in pharmaceutical industry management and consulting positions.
Leonid Shnayder
Shnayder has 14 years experience as a Process Manager and Principal Process Engineer for major engineering companies serving pharmaceutical manufacturing…