The study of Robotics, Masters options and specializations at various Universities

Very few universities have a comprehensive, dedicated Robotics Departments. A majority of universities research robotics in their existing departments of Mechanical Engineering, or Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science.

Arizona State University offers a Masters in Engineering with a focus on Robotics that enables a hands-on project-based focus on robotics

Carnegie Mellon offers a Master of Science in Robotics (MSR) through the Robotics Institute, bringing together the interdisciplinary areas of robotics research into one location.

Columbia University offers a Master of Science in Computer Science (MS CS) with a Vision, Graphics, Interaction, and Robotics Track. Focusing on Computer Vision and Computer Graphics, the course includes courses in Robotics, Machine Learning, and User Interfaces.

Cornell's Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, offers a one year Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering with a specialization focus on Dynamics, Controls, & Robotics. Curriculum includes Mechatronics, ¬¬¬¬¬Autonomous Mobile Robots, Systems Engineering, Nonlinear Vibrations, Model-Based Estimation, Multivariable Control Theory, and Applied Dynamical Systems

Duke University offers a Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, with a concentration in Robotics.

Georgia Tech’s innovative Master’s of Science in Computer Science offers the specialization of Computational Perception and Robotics.

Johns Hopkins University's Whiting School of Engineering offers an MS in Engineering in Robotics with a specialization in Medical Robotics and Computer-Integrated Surgical System MIT's Department of Mechanical Engineering offers a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering . The project-based curriculum focuses on solving problems and gaining real-world experience.

Michigan Robotics, is housed in the College of Engineering at U Mich. The department brings together roboticists from mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and computer science, to share problems, delve on solutions, and accelerate the development process. Masters degree and PhD is offered.

North Carolina State University has an Electrical and Computer Engineering research department, which is the home to the MS in Electrical Engineering degree program, with a specialization in Robotics, Mechatronics, Control, and Instrumentation. Northwestern University’s McCormick School of Engineering offers the MS in Robotics - a one .

Ohio State offers an MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering (MS ECE) with a concentration in Robotics

Oregon State’s College of Engineering, Collaborative Robotics and Intelligent Systems (CoRIS) Institute offers two Degrees in Robotics- a Master of Science and a Master’s of Engineering.

 Purdue University offers a one year MS in Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in Robotics. Courses covered include Artificial Intelligence, Industrial Robotics and Flexible Assembly, Design and Control of Production and Manufacturing Systems, Product and Process Design, Design for Manufacturability, Kinematics, Analysis and Design of Robotic Manipulators Digital Control, Mechatronics – Integrated Design of Electro-Mechanical Systems, Multivariable Control System Design

Stanford University offers an MS in Mechanical Engineering Research, with an interdisciplinary orientation.

UC Berkeley offers Master’s of Engineering and Computer Science with a concentration in Robotics and Embedded Software.

UCLA Samueli- Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering offers the major of Design, Robotics, and Manufacturing. This program is developed around an integrated approach to manufacturing and mechanical product design. It includes research on material behavior in manufacturing processes and design; design of mechanical systems, design methodology; automation, robotics and unmanned machinery; manufacturing and mechanical systems, CAD/CAM theory and applications; computational geometry and geometrical modeling, composite structure; beam and plasma assisted manufacturing.

UC Santa Barbara's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering (MS ECE) with a research focus in Communications, Control & Signal Processing (CCSP). The multi-disciplinary Center for Control, Dynamical Systems, and Computation (CCDC) coordinates research on control systems at UCSB.

University of Colorado at Boulder offers an MS in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on Robotics and Systems Design.

Univ of Maryland offers an MS in Systems Engineering with a specialization in Robotics through the Institute for System Research (ISR). The curriculum is designed to cover fundamental and applied topics in design, modeling, and control of robotic systems as well as planning and perception for autonomous robots. Courses offered which cover artificial intelligence, computer vision, motion planning, space and planetary robotics, robot kinematics and dynamics, control, networked robotic systems, and robotics at micro- and nano-scale.

University of Pennsylvania offers a Master’s Degree in Robotics (ROBO) through the School of Engineering and Applied Science. The program is sponsored jointly by departments of Electrical and Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics, and Computer and Information Science.

 University of Texas has a Graduate Portfolio Program in Robotics that enables graduate students in Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering the opportunity to obtain an official “certification of expertise” in robotics along with a Master’s degree from their home department. The robotics certification program highlights interdisciplinary skills, spans multiple disciplines, and expands the academic and research opportunities for graduate students studying robotics.

University of Utah offers an MS in Mechanical Engineering, with a Robotics Track. This a program of study that could be taken either in the School of Computing, or the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, or the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Students undertake similar coursework and are able to be supervised by robotics faculty in any department.

University of Washington's Electrical Engineering Department offers a Masters in Science in Electrical Engineering: Systems, Controls, & Robotics (Robotics Option). It focus on surgical and bio-robotics, haptics, network control systems, and smart cities. Researchers conduct interdepartmental collaboration with the departments of computer science, engineering, bioengineering. University of Wisconsin-Madison offers a Masters in Science in Manufacturing Systems Engineering (MS MSE) to learn about robotics applications in manufacturing and production. The Robotics and Intelligent Systems Lab at UW focuses on research investigation on the human-centered robotics topics of manufacturing, medical robotics, and haptics.