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Earn your Online Master of Engineering and Technology Leadership (METL) from UC Santa Barbara—where world-class engineering meets forward-thinking leadership education.

UCSB’s Online METL program helps engineers and technology professionals transform from contributors into decision-makers. Learn from globally recognized faculty while gaining the leadership, communication, and strategic skills to guide teams, projects, and innovation.

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100%
Online

~10 months
to 4 years

$1,082

UC Santa Barbara’s College of Engineering is ranked among the top in the world for research influence and innovation. The METL program brings that same excellence online—combining advanced technical specialization with management and leadership education designed to help working professionals lead innovation, communicate value, and deliver results across engineering and technology-driven organizations.

Whether you're deepening your expertise in emerging fields like semiconductors, quantum information, or AI, or building the business acumen to lead engineering teams and initiatives, METL prepares you to connect technical excellence with strategic impact. 

• Study with industry experts who are shaping the future of engineering and technology
• Balance work, life, and study: Learn on your schedule with a flexible online format designed for working professionals
• Specialize your path: Choose from Semiconductor Technology, Quantum Information, AI & Machine Learning for Science and Technology, or Technology Management
• Access employer-aligned tuition support: Many METL students receive full or partial funding through partner companies

• Deepen your technical knowledge in high-growth fields
• Strengthen your leadership, communication, and decision-making skills
• Build business acumen to assess market opportunities, manage budgets, and track performance
• Connect with faculty and peers driving breakthroughs in research and industry
• Complete a capstone project that applies your learning directly to your organization or industry

At UCSB, you don’t just learn what’s next—you lead it.

UC Santa Barbara is home to eight Nobel Laureates, 34 members of the National Academy of Engineering, and a #1 global ranking for research citation impact in engineering. That means you’ll study with the same faculty whose discoveries are transforming semiconductors, quantum technologies, and AI. That level of expertise doesn’t just elevate your learning—it elevates your career.

This isn’t theory for theory’s sake. It’s education that connects discovery to leadership.

Earn a respected University of California degree designed to advance your career—without putting it on pause.

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